Rock and roll can be cool and exciting. Pop is the soundtrack to great nights out. Indie is for the bright young things. Metal for those who revel in the release of aggression. If Man With A Corduroy Heart makes music for anyone, it is for people like me and probably you too. People who have put all that pose and bravado behind them and who are just happy to revel in life’s simple pleasures, small victories, and creature comforts.
It’s great pop music, though sadly, not the sort of thing you will likely find the cool kids, chart acolytes and pop-pickers snapping up. After all, when you have the likes of Beyonce advocating global female empowerment, a song about being broke, or musing on that stage in life when you might consider owning a caravan or the pleasures gained from dropping out of that race to stay relevant or important or cutting edge or even interesting, is hardly going to give Lady Knowles a run for her money. More’s the pity.
And so, Weirdos is his latest album about the realities of life…real life, not that created for social media or seen through a rock and roll prism. And it is brilliant.
Gentle pop grooves shored up by rock and roll energy when required or folk finesse when it’s called for, but mainly brilliant observations of modern life in its quiet, domestic reality and relatability. “House to Myself” is spiritually “The Joy of Giving Up,” part two, a celebration of those times when, as the title says, you are left to your own devices, with no pressure, no plans, and no purpose. Ahh, bliss!
“Cowboy Boots” is a melancholic reflection of what thoughts and dreams drive English men to wear that iconic American footwear, “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” examines the reality of falling into a too-comfortable groove in a relationship, and the title track is a superb examination of our excentricities that some might find weird but which makes us rich and well-rounded individuals. Okay, a bit weird, but they are my people, and, if you were being honest, yours too.
Weirdos is quintessentially English, homely, heartwarming, relatable, and realistic. If Weirdos were a TV show, it would be Detectorists, and I can’t think of a higher accolade to give it than that.
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