Luxor

iTunes Review

"As Robyn Hitchcock ages, his worldview grows increasingly somber. He still has his sense of humor and melody, but both often turn dark. Luxor is an acoustic album, much like his finest work, 1984’s I Often Dream of Trains and 1990’s Eye, where the true surrealism of the work is in its simplicity: someone is sitting in the corner with just an acoustic guitar speaking about insects and death in the same breath (“One L”) or declaring “I am not a yam” (Penelope’s Angles”) as if it were completely normal. And considering how warm and natural Hitchcock’s delivery has become over the years as he comfortably settles into the acoustic setting, maybe he’s redefined normal. He emphasizes his acoustic guitar playing with two instrumentals (the title track and “The Wolf House“) and he even occasionally aims directly for the heart with “The Idea of You” and “You Remind Me of You,” where he can’t resist offering “I’ll have your babies if you’ll have my cold.""