The Off White Album

by Martin Newell

Overview

Newell's second widely distributed album (he self-released some tapes under his own name in the 1980s) is a bit more precious and ornate than The Greatest Living Englishman, particularly when the songs employ string arrangements. At these times especially, this sounds a bit like Elvis Costello's unplugged/string quartet releases. Newell's phrasing, too, is getting more deliberate in a way that also faintly recalls Costello, though Newell doesn't sound as calculated in his delivery. As far as the songs go, it's largely more of the same: witty, affecting vignettes about British characters, simultaneously evoking a glorious past and a somewhat unsettling, frustrating present. It's not his best record, but it's still more inventive, intelligent British pop than what you hear from most other such artists that try to carry this kind of thing off. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2021
Label:	CAPTURED TRACKS REC.
UPC:	0817949033668

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Martin Newell   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
The Brotherhood of Lizards   Primary Artist
Louis Philippe   Organ (Hammond),Vocals (Background),Piano
Geraldine   Strings
David Gregory   Guitar
Eleanor   Strings
Joe Whitehead   Drums
Abigail   Strings

Technical Credits

Louis Philippe   Producer,String Arrangements
Nick Terry   Engineer
Morrissey   Composer
Martin Newell   Composer,Liner Notes
Yukiko   Photography
Johnny Marr   Composer
Vic Keary   Engineer
Nigel Woodward   Historical Research