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The Honeymoon Is Over - The Cruel Sea

The Honeymoon Is Over - The Cruel Sea

4 out of 5
(13 tracks - 46 mins)

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The Honeymoon Is Over by the Australian five-piece band the Cruel Sea blends organic, rootsy instrumentation with clever, well-written lyrics to produce an album that is a joy from start to finish.

Produced by the band with Tony Cohen lending a hand, the record hails its entrance with the instrumental "Orleans Stomp," a Cajun-influenced cut complete with bluesy organ and xylophone.

Lead singer Tex Perkins finally unleashes his vocals on the title track.

His deep, weathered baritone is the perfect delivery for this kiss-off song including the wry lyric, "Gonna send you back from wherever the hell it was you came, then I'm gonna get this tattoo changed to another girl's name." The remainder of the album mixes more loose-groove instrumentals with other standout cuts like "Delivery Man," a bracing slab of double entendre blues-rock and "Let's Lay Down Here & Make Love" with a slight reggae lilt that makes the song playful.

It is impossible not to sway your hips to the Cruel Sea's infectious grooves and equally as difficult not to chuckle aloud at the wry lyrical observations of their lyrics.

A true delight.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Orleans Stomp
The Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay02:476 MB18 MB
2
The Honeymoon Is Over
James Cruickshank, Holly Cruikshank, Tex Perkins, Danny Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay03:067 MB23 MB
3
Delivery Man
James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, Danny Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay05:0811 MB37 MB
4
The Right Time
The Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay02:436 MB17 MB
5
Black Stick
Tex Perkins, Danny Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay04:5811 MB35 MB
6
Sly Din
The Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay03:077 MB20 MB
7
Naked Flame
James Cruickshank, Tex Perkins, The Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay04:119 MB28 MB
8
Woman with Soul
Tony Joe White
The Cruel SeaPlay03:518 MB24 MB
9
Seems Twice
The Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay02:466 MB18 MB
10
Better Than Love
James Cruickshank, Holly Cruikshank, Tex Perkins, Danny Rumour
The Cruel SeaPlay04:2410 MB30 MB
11
X-N-Pop
Holly Cruikshank
The Cruel SeaPlay02:406 MB18 MB
12
Blame It on the Moon
The Cruel SeaPlay03:378 MB21 MB
13
Let's Lay Down Here & Make Love
The Cruel SeaPlay03:368 MB25 MB
46 mins107 MB
46 mins320 MB
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Artist Job
1
Don Bartley
Mastering
2
Tony Cohen
Engineer, Producer
3
The Cruel Sea
Primary Artist, Producer
4
James Cruickshank
Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
5
Holly Cruikshank
Composer
6
Jim Elliot
Drums, Percussion
7
Ken Gormley
Guitar (Bass), Percussion
8
Ken Gormly
Bass (Electric)
9
Geoff Hales
Percussion
10
Ross Hannaford
Guitar
11
Mick Harvey
Assistant, Tambourine, Xylophone
12
Kristyna Higgins
Cover Photo, Photography
13
David Macquarie
Editing, Sequencing
14
Tex Perkins
Composer, Cover Art Concept, Photography, Vocals
15
The Rumour
Composer
16
Danny Rumour
Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Percussion
17
Tony Joe White
Composer

The Cruel Sea

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