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If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, it is most likely "Momofuku." I'm sorry if this bores you, but I am not going to get on the trendy Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver bandwagons. Both fine albums that do indeed deserve a listen or two, but both a bit too inconsistent and more than a bit pretentious to be considered best records of the year. Someone as prolific as Elvis Costello releasing yet another collection of strong material deserves more respect and more attention than this excellent recording has received. Some of E.C.'s best songs have been written in the last 10 years and can be found on albums that people paid little to no mind. "Momofuku" is one of those albums and it is solid from top to bottom, with some of Costello's best rockers in years, as well as two of his most moving ballads, the tribute to his children "My Three Sons" and the gorgeous "Song With Rose," written with Rosanne Cash.
KEY TRACKS: No Hiding Place, Song With Rose, My Three Sons, Pardon Me Madam
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