Goodbye

Goodbye

Following 2002's highly celebrated The Ugly People Vs The Beautiful People and tours with the likes of the Flaming Lips and David Gray, Colorado based quartet The Czars deemed it necessary to work on a new album straight away. Six months time would soon bring their most aspiring record to date. Goodbye's UK release on Bella Union in 2004 was exceptionally successful, outranking works by the Shins, Morrissey and Bjork on Mojo's Top 50 year-end list. Its long awaited stateside release should be nothing short of irresistible for western ears. John Grant, pianist, frontman and illustrious composer, creates baroque-feeling foundations for his soundscapes and infuses them with sumptuous electronics and guitars. Conjuring up the spirits of Miles Davis, Kraftwerk, Patsy Cline and Chris Isaak, Goodbye stands a full-bodied, sweetly twisted collection that will surely continue to dwell, this time in the hearts and minds of its American listeners. Bella Union. 2006.