4 Dec 2009 by Chris     No Comments    Posted under: Entertainment

Albums of the Decade: No.17

Somewhere Deep In The Night by Swing Out Sister

“Where do I go for the rest of my life?”

I’ve rediscovered this band only recently, although few others have, it would seem. If you’re thinking they’re another eighties reunion, think again, because Swing Out Sister never went away; it’s almost too cliched to be true, but they’ve spent much of the last 20 years being big in Japan, and at least one of their nine albums was never released anywhere else. But if you’re a fan of lushly orchestrated, sixties influenced pop (and I most certainly am) then it’s worth tracking down what they’ve been up to.

My favourite from the noughties is 2001′s Somewhere Deep In The Night, which is perhaps not as upbeat as others, but is quite gorgeous nevertheless. It’s cinematic in scope, and not unfair to any party to describe it as sounding like Dusty Springfield singing Burt Bacharach. A near perfect record for a warm evening on the patio with a bottle of 2008 Marqués de Riscal Rueda Blanco.

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