My Mom always said to me that I should ‘play nicely’ but such advice would, I suspect, be anathema to David Lynch.
Pouring beer over a woman and ripping her shirt off, screaming so loud you spit and running around crazily in the backyard are some of the antics described in title track of his forthcoming debut album Crazy Clown Time (released the first week of November on Sunday Best recordings).
If you are prepared to entrust Lynch with your e-mail address you can download this track for free (for a limited period) from his website.
Lynch recorded the 14 track album at his own Asymmetrical Studio with engineer Dean Hurley, who contributes guitar and drums to several songs.
If this track is anything to go by, the album as a whole promises to explore the same surreal, backwoods territory of his movies. Continue reading
No prizes for guessing that I bought this through an addiction to David Lynch’s cult TV drama Twin Peaks.
The genius of Lynch is that he always knows exactly the look and atmosphere he wants. Cruise is so right because she looks so spaced out and her voice exudes an eerie stillness perfectly in tune with the surreal ‘there’s something in the woods’ quality of the drama. She was discovered by composer Angelo Badalamenti and this song is very similar in feel to her sublime performance of Mysteries of Love featured in thr Blue Velvet movie (and later covered brilliantly by Antony).
