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Music In A Foreign Language

Lloyd Cole's latest solo effort is the sound of quiet disruption. An acoustic, sotto voce eviction of inner truths -- sans facades, posturing and emotional forgery -- Music in a Foreign Language reflects Cole's stripped-down live show of recent years. From the protagonist of the title track, who...

2004 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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Biography

Formed at the University of Glasgow, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions made their debut in 1984 with the single "Perfect Skin," a U.K. hit and an American college radio fave that arrived amid a wave of smart guitar-pop bands (Aztec Camera, Prefab Sprout, the Smiths). But it is just one of numerous highlights on their charming debut, Rattlesnakes. Painfully romantic and teeming with lovelorn bohemian...

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