Momus - Yikes! - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Two CD set. Sixteen tracks were recorded in Paris in early spring, making this the first Parisian Momus album since 1995's The Philosophy of Momus. French pop naturally forms a backdrop to the songwriting, with echoes of the music hall of Charles Trenet, the chanson of Leo Ferre and Jacques Brel, and Megumi Satsu's Japanese takes on Topor lyrics in the 1980s. But there are also influences from Italian cinema - a tribute to Nino Rota, a song based on Japanese TV commercials featuring Marcello Mastroianni - and from Manchester groups like The Fall and New Order. Other tracks wink in the direction of John Barry, Disney, Eddie Cantor, the Ink Spots and Morris dancing. While many of these influences are retro, the album also reflects the concerns of 2024, with Putin menacing the West with threats of nuclear war and AI taking over people's jobs (there's even a song partly written by AI here). Album Tracks 1. Disk 1 Yikes! 2. 1. Codependency 3. 2. Becoming You 4. 3. Staring a Hole 5. 4. Before the War 6. 5. Waterspout 7. 6. Beautiful Human Life 8. 7. Sark E Myth 9. 8. Mondegreen 10. 9. Threnody 11. 10. Canterville 12. 11. Chthonian 13. 12. Nino Rota 14. 13. It's Impossible 15. 14. the Dinosaurs 16. 15. a Little Rain 17. 16. This Isn't Goodbye 18. Disk 2 20 Frisky Whiskies 19. 1. Murder in the Village 20. 2. Panathenian 21. 3. Make Way 22. 4. the European 23. 5. This Is the Place 24. 6. Midas 25. 7. British 26. 8. the Mosquito Song 27. 9. the Good Person of Sichuan 28. 10. Trump 29. 11. Garland 30. 12. F**k This Year 31. 13. Pure Selfishness 32. 14. Charm School 33. 15. My Rose 34. 16. I Cat My Hair 35. 17. the Stars Are Out 36. 18. Superstars of Bollywood 37. 19. Slippery Life 38. 20. Perfecto