Courtney Barnett live at the Albert Hall in Manchester on November 11th, 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Courtney Barnett has shared three tracks from it; ‘Start Somewhere’, ‘Life Balance’ and ‘First Slow’.
Courtney Barnett will release the instrumental album End Of The Day on September 8th.
Comprising 17 improvisational works which were originally created for the score to the documentary Anonymous Club, the album is the first from Barnett since 2021’s Things Take Time, Take Time.
“The woozily sad Here’s The Thing has a persistent bass line and melody structure (along with a gentle snare) which nearly evokes The Velvet Underground & Nico, were it not for the difference in vocal delivery, which is fast becoming both Barnett’s trademark and Achilles’ Heel,” our review reads.
While it’s instantly recognisable, when delivering lines such as, ‘I’m not afraid of heights, maybe I’m just scared of falling’, it comes across indifferent or even sarcastic, which is surely not the intention. It works to better effect on the slippery Before You Gotta Go, with some tidy lyrics (‘If something were to happen my dear, I wouldn’t want the last words you hear to be unkind’) elevating an already pleasant song.
