by
Alex Chilton
- Record Label: Bar/None Records
- Release Date: Oct 8, 2013
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Oct 17, 2013His voice, tremulous, always searching, always yearning, makes everything he plays sound like the aftershocks of a broken heart, his teasing humour assuring you that despite everything it’d probably be ok.
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Oct 11, 2013Somewhere between slumber party and rock & roll church service, Electricity by Candlelight captures a truly special moment in the life of one of American music's most valuable songwriters, and gives a warm and welcoming window into his own inspirations.
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Oct 11, 2013Electricity by Candlelight shows off Chilton's instrumental virtuosity and his impressive memory for songs.
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UncutOct 11, 2013[The set] has ramshackle charm. [Nov 2013, p.89]
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Oct 29, 2013The sound quality is iffy, the track list is scattered and someone has a really annoying laugh, but there’s a sense of magic underpinning this inadvertent live album that captures Alex Chilton performing an acoustic set at the Knitting Factory in New York in 1997.
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Dec 2, 2013Needless to say, under the electrically-challenged circumstances, it's a lo-fi affair, but you'll find few live recordings where an artist and his audience share an experience as directly and intimately as this.