7digital What we said: Randy Newman has largely kept his solo career on the back-burner for the best part of a decade, forging ahead instead with his successful sideline in film soundtracks, including penning the Oscar-winning original song for ‘Toy Story 3’. It’s unsurprising, then, that the septuagenarian songwriting legend draws on those experiences for this on this long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s Harps and Angels. Alongside delivering lush, cinematic arrangements – often drawing on jazz and blues – Dark Matter is a set packed full of sardonic character studies. And whether lampooning Putin or imagining Sonny Boy Williamson sat in heaven observing his imitators, Newman reminds listeners once more he's a raconteur bar none.
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | The Great Debate | 8:08 | |
2 | Brothers | 4:54 | |
3 | Putin | 3:45 | |
4 | Lost Without You | 3:55 | |
5 | Sonny Boy | 4:42 | |
6 | It's a Jungle out There (V2) | 3:19 | |
7 | She Chose Me | 3:12 | |
8 | On the Beach | 4:32 | |
9 | Wandering Boy | 3:02 | |
Dark Matter - Digital Booklet | Not available separately |
- Duration:
- 39:29
- ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc.
- © 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc.