Robyn Hitchcock: 6 Albums 1981 - 2017
[Black Snake Diamond Moan, Gotta Let This Hen Out! , Element of Light, Jewels for Sophia, Propellor Time, Robyn Hitchcock 2017 ]
Kostas is off on his holibobs so he has left us this collection of Robyn Hitchcock!
We love Robyn don’t we? So this is timely and bound sure to be FUN!
Kostas says:
"Robyn Hitchcock is a rock ’n’ roll surrealist. Born in London in 1953, he describes his songs as “paintings you can listen to”. As much a child of Dalí, de Chirico and J. G. Ballard as of his 1960s musical heroes, he is a master of the absurd, reveling in the beauty of the unexpected. His first band, the Soft Boys (1976–81), has remained an influential art-rock touchstone for generations of musicians. Hitchcock has floated at a tangent to the mainstream for five decades, and his songs have been performed by R.E.M., the Replacements, Uncle Tupelo, Vic Chesnutt, Sparklehorse and Suzanne Vega with the Grateful Dead, among others. He came of age in the 1960s while he attended Winchester College, an eccentric hothouse boarding school in the south of England. Hitchcock lives in Nashville with his wife Emma Swift and their two cats, Ringo and Tubby.
Robyn Hitchcock is one of England's most enduring and prolific singer/songwriters. Heavily influenced by Syd Barrett, John Lennon, and Bob Dylan, Hitchcock first made his name as a member of the Soft Boys, who pioneered a fusion of punk and psychedelia on 1980's Underwater Moonlight. He stepped out as a solo artist with 1981's Black Snake Diamond Role, introduced his backing band the Egyptians on 1985's Fegmania!, and made his major-label debut on 1988's Globe of Frogs. Hitchcock delivered a steady stream of fine albums through the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, including 1998's Storefront Hitchcock, 2006's Olé! Tarantula, and 2010's Propellor Time, while 2017's Robyn Hitchcock, 2022's Shufflemania, and 2026's The Confuser saw him delivering strong, stylish work in his sixth decade as a recording artist. "
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