Increasingly, my favorite singers are the ones who polarize. Even if I can't stand them, it's hard not to respect the ones who put a stake in the ground, or at least care enough to give some character to their pipes.
David Sylvian's solo debut is pretty much Japan without the name, and that's a good thing, even if it does point toward the navel gazing tendencies of his later work. This tune is solid though, with some welcome tightness supplied from his ex-bandmates. Dig the segue from blue notes in the verses to the cherry red swagger in the chorus.
David Sylvian - Red Guitar
