WALKER BROTHERS, The - Nite Flights (Record Store Day RSD 2026) - Vinyl (LP)
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The WALKER BROTHERS
Nite Flights (Record Store Day RSD 2026)
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gatefold ultra clear bio vinyl LP Cat: 199584 108513Rel: 11 May 26
Rock Side 1 - Track 1. Shutout Side 1 - Track 2. Fat Mama Kick Side 1 - Track 3. Nite Flights Side 1 - Track 4. The Electrician Side 1 - Track 5. Death Of Romance Side 2 - Track 1. Den Haague Side 2 - Track 2. Rhythms Of Vision Side 2 - Track 3. Disciples Of Death Side 2 - Track 4. Fury & The Fire Side 2 - Track 5. Child Of Flames
The final album from The Walker Brothers was first released in 1978, and it marked a significant departure from what had come before. Rather than indulging in more cover versions, Scott Walker sought to embrace experimentation. The album opens with four Scott Walker compositions, the first of which, 'Shutout', is apocalyptic funk-metal complete with a serrated guitar solo. It's immediately clear that the crooning pop of the past is long gone. Repetitive and filled with grime and danger, Scott Walker is occupying an entirely different headspace. This sense of unease carries forward into 'Fat Mama Kick', a new-wave nightmare that sneaks along in the darkness until a skronking sax solo breaks cover. The atmospheric title track hints at Bowie's 'Heroes', which had influenced Scott at the time. Bowie would later cover the song on Black Tie White Noise. It's the final Scott composition, however, that truly defines the album. Part love song, part spotlight on America's complicity in torture tactics, 'The Electrician' is a dark, dissonant oddity that has no right to break into such a lush string-led midsection; and yet, when it does, it hits incredibly hard. The remainder of the album finds the other members of the group attempting to keep pace with Scott's immersion in experimentation. Perfectly good songs like 'Disciples Of Death' pale somewhat beside his compositions. Splitting the album between songwriters was an unusual decision, making Nite Flights a jarring but ultimately rewarding listen.
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