Elvis Costello – Trust (1981/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:51 minutes | 1,60 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UMe – Elvis Costello
Trust is an album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It is Costello’s fifth album, and fourth with the Attractions. It was also his fifth consecutive album produced by Nick Lowe, who handled production on all songs except “Big Sister’s Clothes” (which the liner notes make clear by stating that Lowe was “not responsible” for it).
Following the frenzied pop-soul of Get Happy!!, Elvis Costello & the Attractions quickly returned to the studio and recorded Trust, their most ambitious and eclectic album to date. As if he were proving his stylistic diversity and sophistication after the concentrated genre experiment of Get Happy!!, Costello assembled Trust as a stylistic tour de force, packing the record with a wild array of material. “Clubland” has jazzy flourishes, “Lovers’ Walk” rolls to a Bo Diddley beat, “Luxembourg” is rockabilly redux, “Watch Your Step” is soul-pop, “From a Whisper to a Scream” rocks as hard as anything since This Year’s Model, “Shot with His Own Gun” is Tin Pan Alley pop, “Different Finger” is the first country song he put on an official album, and that’s not even counting highlights like “New Lace Sleeves” and “White Knuckles,” which essentially stick to Costello’s signature pop, but offer more complex arrangements and musicianship than before. In fact, both “complexity” and “sophistication” are keywords to the success of Trust — without delving into the minutely textured arrangements that would dominate his next pop album, Imperial Bedroom — Costello & the Attractions demonstrate their musical skill and savvy by essentially sticking to the direct sound of their four-piece band. In the process, they recorded, arguably, their most impressive album, one that demonstrates all sides of Costello’s songwriting and performing personality without succumbing to pretentiousness.
Tracklist:
01. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Clubland (03:43)
02. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Lover’s Walk (02:18)
03. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – You’ll Never Be A Man (02:58)
04. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pretty Words (03:12)
05. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Strict Time (02:42)
06. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Luxembourg (02:28)
07. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Watch Your Step (02:59)
08. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – New Lace Sleeves (03:48)
09. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – From A Whisper To A Scream (02:56)
10. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Different Finger (01:59)
11. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – White Knuckles (03:49)
12. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Shot With His Own Gun (03:41)
13. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Fish ‘N’ Chip Paper (02:59)
14. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Big Sister’s Clothes (02:12)