Im not lazy, I write all the time, but I dont like to do the legwork. Why has it taken so long About 10 years ago it dawned on me that I wasnt that interested in listening to one of our records, he says in his soothing north-east lilt. The new Prefab Sprout album, CrimsonRed, the first new songs since 2001, is a beauty, filled with his literate lyricism and gorgeous melodies.

Yet one thing has not changed: his ability to craft exquisite pop music. McAloon long ago swapped Top Of The Pops for the quiet of Consett, near Durham, where he lives with wife Vicki and daughters Georgia, Cecilia and Grace. With long grey hair and extravagant beard, which he tugs contemplatively when he isnt roaring with laughter, McAloon views his past as a pop star as the work of some fresh-faced imposter. Twenty-five years later, in a hotel lounge in Durham, he looks less like The King, more like The Wizard. The FBs have only one golden rule - talk of the working week is strictly off-limit. We could do justice to the songs but its too loud for my hearing. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Related Releases: Prefab Sprout - Swoon (2013) Blu-spec CD Prefab Sprout - Protest Songs (2013) Blu-spec CD Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback (2013) Blu-spec CD.

Even with these faults, Andromeda Heights is a solid Prefab Sprout record, filled with elegant melodies, wry lyrics and immaculate production, but after seven years, that nevertheless ranks as a disappointment.

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