FLOOR SHOW

The son of the late Ian Dury's sophomore album for the Rough Trade label. Following on from his highly acclaimed debut Len Parrott's Memorial Lift, Dury proves that this was no fluke. His album Floor Show sounds like it was recorded in St Paul's Cathedral, with vocals added in the whispering gallery. Narratively, it's seems to be about a disintegrating relationship, although this is no confession booth cupboard emptier. Guitars float like ectoplasm, Wurlitzer's spin beneath mirror balls, summoning the presence of spectral beings, swaying to luxurious, narcotic music that predates trip hop by a good sixty years. Stand-out tracks include 'Lisa Said', 'Cocaine Man' and the wonderful 'Francesca's Party'. Rough Trade. 2005.