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Album Review: Every Broken Clock – The Divine Comedians
The Divine Comedian’s Every Broken Clock is a brilliant album. A jaunting collection of warped alternative melodies from the pen of Nick DuFour. The album is a widely diverse mix of songs that reminds me of some of my favorite bands Josef K, Dinosaur Jr., Guided By Voices, – and yet has it’s own completely original and distinct voice.
MCR was doing a “Peer Review” system of reviewing music, but the method lead to a room full of people all trying to outwit each other at saying how much an album sucked. Something about anonymous commenting always brings out the worst in people. There was one exception though. Everyone had to praise Every Broken Clock.
The only genuine criticism I have with the album is that Nick’s vocals sound unsure. Which is a real pity considering the overbearing strength of the album. He sounds like Syd Barrett without the drugs, or maybe Stephen Malkmus without the cool.
Best lyric of all time: “I sold all my grandma’s jewlery to pay for your abortion.”
Rating: 4.5/5
