New Elvis Costello - "The Crooked Line" (Stereogum Premiere)
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
reunites international art thief Declan MacManus with his Coward Brother T-Bone Burnett. T-Bone produced 1986's twangy King Of America (and its classic cut "Indoor Fireworks") and 1989's Spike (which included "Veronica," Elvis' highest charting US hit) so while this may be Elvis' 93rd album (28th country album), high expectations are in order. In the press materials for the fiddle-heavy acoustic LP Elvis says "The Crooked Line" is "the only song I've ever writte...
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Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
reunites international art thief Declan MacManus with his Coward Brother T-Bone Burnett. T-Bone produced 1986's twangy King Of America (... more info
Buzzgrinder — In addition to performing a rousing rendition of Sulphur to Sugarcane in the Newsweek studios, Elvis Costellom had a nice little chat about country music, Stevie Wonder a... more info
Pop Candy — Today Newsweek.com has posted exclusive video of Elvis Costello performing a new song. The track, Sulphur to Sugarcane, appears on Elvis' new album, Secret, Profane and S... more info