WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY: A WORKING MUSEUM

GENRE | A BLAST FROM THE PAST
VERDICT | INSTANT FAVORITE
LABEL | SOUTHERN DOMESTIC
RELEASE | 10.30.12

In the late ’70s, “Wreckless Eric” Goulden did not enjoy the success that his Stiff Records labelmates Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello did.

However, A Working Museum is a triumphant entry in a career that is fully on the upswing.

Opening track “A Darker Shade of Brown” is a joyous punk song, and while the applause at the beginning may be an effect, by the end it is richly deserved.

By contrast, “1983” is a deft reflection on the singer’s retirement from music around that time. Affecting a Johnny Rotten-snarl, Eric sings, “I wish that that I could wipe out every trace of 1983,” before ruing, “I missed my window, I missed my slot, I missed the last train home.”

Wreckless Eric may frequently look back, but A Working Museum indicates that he and we have much to look forward to.

This is one of the best rock records of 2012.

WRECKLESS ERIC & AMY RIGBY

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