Elvis Costello is about to take over the world
Performing Songwriter magazine have this claim for a major feature on Elvis -
Elvis Costello is about to take over the world.
No, he’s not going to reveal himself as a nefarious arch-villain in league with Doctor Octopus and Lex Luthor. But judging from his fall release schedule, there does seem to be some kind of master plan at work.
August brought reissued versions of Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World and Kojak Variety, each sporting a generous bonus disc of previously unheard material, and September will unleash two brand new records. The Delivery Man is a kind of Southern Gothic song cycle, full of raucous screamers, country-fried soul ballads and duets with Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris. Il Sogno is a complex and gorgeous collection of symphonic instrumental music, written for a ballet version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. All told, that is approximately one hundred and ten songs. Five-and-a-half hours of new music. If Elvis doesn’t conquer the world, then he’ll at least dominate a spacious corner of your local record