stars Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Gary Shandling. Chelsom wisely delegates the musical score to fellow Englishman Rolfe Kent, a musician who's become one of the foremost practitioners of sophisticated comedy scoring (see Slums of Beverly Hills , Election , Nurse Betty ). This soundtrack kicks off with a slate of pop tunes--from Patsy Cline and Louis Armstrong to Django Reinhardt and the Royal Crown Revue--that set the film's screwball tone, and Kent manages to subtly evoke the same sentiments in his playful orchestral writing. The musical touchstones here are the European comedic scores of Rota, Piovani, and, especially, Morricone's rich '70s oeuvre, though Kent infuses his distinctive work with modern touches and imaginative instrument cho...  (less)

masterful slide work and interpretations of rare songs from America's past that compliment slow-core acoustic and rocking one-man band originals. Rooted by his love of Delta, Piedmont and Hill Country Blues, Mason delivers stunning solo performances on both his resonator guitar and his electrified one-man band rig. Deep, hypnotic vocal performances and sweet songwriting elevate and unite the 15 tracks. This is the first nationally distributed title by Mason, who was called by long-time Muddy Waters guitarist Bob Margolin, 'One of the deepest young cats on the scene today.'  (less)

Morton Feldman in at least a couple of ways. Like that great composer’s work, the music of Town and Country has a transparent quality that allows every tone to be clearly glimpsed, and the group isn’t afraid to repeat tones or phrases again and again, forcing the listener to dwell upon their shape and substance. The album’s closing track, "Bookmobile," betrays an influence not heard on the rest of the disc: African pop music. It makes sense that Town and Country would be attracted to the hypnotic qualities of that genre, but looping guitar lines are just a starting point for the eight-minute piece. The opening morphs into a jazzy section before shifting into a quiet part punctuated by a repeating bass clarinet figu...  (less)

the R&'B charts with hits such as 'Johannesburg' and 'Angel Dust' in the mid '80s. Evangeline.  (less)