LAUGHING STOCK

Not as easy to digest as Spirit Of eden but still a truly great work from Talk Talk. The eccentricities were more apparent from Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Green but they still managed this last studio work before dissolving into the ether. It is very similar to it's predecessor but almost inverted in it's nature.The last three tracks on Laughing Stock the strongest.' Taphead' is beautiful and haunting. Hollis manages to strip out all of the motion with his melancholic voice.' New Grass' and ' Runeii' remain steadfast in depicting what endorses such brilliant material.I highly recommend this album and Spirit Of Eden to anyone who has not heard them yet and is craving inspirational ' new ' soundscapes.