July 29, 2010 Music » Music Reviews

Crowded House 

Intriguer (Fantasy)

by Sean Flinn
Before Coldplay, The Killers, Wilco (on occasion) or Justin Rutledge, there was Crowded House and arguably one of the best pop songwriters of the last almost-25 years at its heart in Neil Finn. Without largesse, artifice or literary pretensions, Finn has written a truly literary, exciting and engaging body of pop composition. It’s been fine work and it continues: see “Amsterdam” for proof of wordsmithing (“Hear the sound of cathedral bells/cash ringing at the gates of Hell”) and “Isolation” for how Finn and co. (Nick Seymour, bass/album art, Mark Hart, guitars and Matt Sherrod, drums) realize these intelligent ideas and beautiful melodies.

more articles in Music »

Comments (0)

Add a comment

Latest in Music Reviews

Events
Music
Film Times
Dining
Locations

Coast Top Ten

Most Read
Most Shared
Most Discussed
  1. Aucoin’s thrill ride   (Music Feature)
  2. Hip-hop games   (Music Feature)
  3. The Modern Men keep it real   (Music Feature)
  4. 5 Questions With Ann Denny   (Scene And Heard)
  5. Harder, better, faster, stronger   (Music Feature)
  6. More bands announced for Halifax Rocks 2009   (Scene And Heard)
  7. Fall music preview   (Music Feature)
  8. Finally, A Joan Jett Tribute Night   (Scene And Heard)
  9. Looks like we've got a Situation on our Hands   (Scene And Heard)
  10. Tegan and Sara at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium January 27   (Scene And Heard)

Recent Comments

  • Re: Hip-hop games

    • Great article, just a note though, the "To The Top" Hip Hop Battles were started…

    • Posted by 44productions
    • on September 2, 2010

  • Re: The Modern Men keep it real

    • I LOVE the Modern Men... the new cd is amazing and I am so excited…

    • Posted by Lboogie
    • on September 2, 2010

  • Re: The Stanfields rip it up

    • The Stanfields played Halifax in July......

    • Posted by djsasso
    • on August 30, 2010
  • More »

In Print This Week

Vol 18, No 14
September 2, 2010

Cover Gallery »

© 2010 Coast Publishing Ltd.