Lloyd Cole,CD,Lloyd Cole
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Lloyd Cole,CD,Lloyd Cole. In the two and a half years following the release ofMainstream, Lloyd Cole signed to Capitol Records in the U.S., split fromthe Commotions, and moved to New York. As a result, Lloyd Cole boasts a tougher, harder sound thanthe Commotions ' records. Lloyd Cole Review by William Ruhlmann In the two and a half years following the release of Mainstream , Lloyd Cole signed to Capitol Records in the U.S., split from the Commotions , and moved to New York. For his first solo album, he assembled a team consisting of two New York band veterans -- drummer/co-producer Fred Maher and guitarist Robert Quine , both of whom had played in Richard Hell's Voidoids and Lou Reed 's backup group -- plus bassist Matthew Sweet and Commotions keyboard player Blair Cowan . As a result, Lloyd Cole boasts a tougher, harder sound than the Commotions ' records. Cole's vocals, meanwhile, have become more direct and less stylized. Cole's lyrics are also less adorned, and he has lightened up somewhat. Much of Lloyd Cole is musically astringent in a way Cole hasn't managed previously, even if the album is far less ambitious than his first two records.
