The Auteurs

[Waltraute]

So, am I the only Auteurs fan on the Caf?
(The search came up empty. )

I think they're criminally underrated, and I honestly think Now I'm a Cowboy is one of the best albums of the 90s.

Here's a great version of one of my favourite Auteurs tunes, 'Upper Classes' --

 

[pillory]

I have How I Learned to Love the Bootboys. It's good, but I can't remember how good. This one is certainly ace, though:

 

[Waltraute]

This one is certainly ace, though

It truly is.

Another one of my favourites (this is the album version) --
A Sister Like You

 

[Waltraute]

Bumping this thread with the wonderful 'Life Classes/Life Model' (album version) --

 

[datura]

I had the first 2 albums, New Wave in particular was very good from memory. Not listened to them for ages though.

 

[datura]

Been listening to quite a lot of New Wave/Now I'm a Cowboy, 2 fantastic albums. So many good songs and great lines. I had to pop into HMV and saw this:

'As acerbic and hilarious as you'd expect from a man who thought it completely reasonable to call a pop single "unsolved Child Murder". Haines clearly relishes - and shines in - his role as the Ancient Mariner at the Britpop party.'

'Superb page turning diatribe of bile! I loved this - his description of Chris Evans as 'a shallow bullying man-child, a jumped-up kissogram-turned-light-entertainment-colossus' is worth the cover price alone'

'Luke Haines is a genius. He almost certainly hates you. These two facts are not unrelated. Your only choice is to buy this book and restore balance to the universe. It is as funny, spiteful and true as his records. The prologue is entitled "Is it ever right to strike a dwarf?"; the postcript "as a nation we have truly lost our way". Between these two poles lurks the dark heart of an unsung hero adrift in a lost age. Treasure him now.'


Looking forward to reading it!

 

[Nani Nana]

sounds good

 

[Nani Nana]

it's quite a bit like radiohead the first song

 

[pillory]

I'm buying that one.