The Church
Sometime Anywhere (Arista) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)
Shimmering guitar lines and druggy vocals swirl through “Sometime Anywhere,” the latest record by Church remnants, singer-bassist Steve Kilbey and guitarist Marty Willson-Piper. Peter Koppes recently left the Australian band that has been lurching about the cusp of commercial success since the mid-’80s with stellar discs like “Heyday” and “Starfish.” “Sometime Anywhere” does wallow a bit with Kilbey’s tormented vocals-and oblique lyrics-swimming amid Willson-Piper’s neopsychedelic licks. “Eastern” sparkles with a Middle Eastern flair, with violins swirling in counterpoint to Willson-Pipers deft strumming. Snatch the two-disc version, which adds another half hour of music for $1.
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