Robyn Hitchcock You & Oblivion Label: Rhino Records A nice little CD, (and all previously unreleased, despite the Rhino label, even if all tracks are from old sessions) Hitchcock singing with minimal backing (often just an acoustic guitar). Most songs are pretty slow and simple, and the best have lyrics that are mildly quirky, hovering around the edge of meaning something which just might be really heavy... Here are some of my picks: 1 4:09 You've Got - "You've got the power of motion/you've got a world you can choose/ you've got so much that there's only a self you can loose" 10 2:35 Surgery - "You'll never have the damn thing out/or meet the pope/and like him better than you expect..." 13 3:05 Aether - "I'm going back into my body, while it's in my control/back into this person, playing a role/that I call me" 15 2:57 Nothing - "Some people say that it's got to be sad/ and some people say no it must be mad/but I know either it's bad or it ain't nothing..." A bit Bowie like. 21 3:36 You & Me - "You and me/we've got the strangest love in the world/you and me/it's just the strangest love in the world/ when you're all by yourself/in a luminous fog/and you're walking the dog/but the dog isn't there/and you're all by yourself/ and you answer the phone/yes you're all on your own/but the phone didn't ring." 5 2:27 Victoria Squid - "Victorian squid/is a delight/for all the family...";"there's old HG Welles/lying bed with his new housekeeper/with hot squid by their side/glowing with pride/flushed with exhaustion" 4 2:42 She Reached for a Light - Most interesting sound here, some simple electronic processing. 16 2:08 Into It - A collection of Beatles tropes? OK. 12 3:21 Polly On The Shore - Traditional folk music. Contact Information: Rhino Records Inc. 10635 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CAA 90025