Shortly After Takeoff
Misery loves company, and really loves BC Camplight on spectacular album five
Shortly After Takeoff is BC Camplight’s most reflective and most emotionally engaging album to date.
BC Camplight returns with the third of his Manchester trilogy with a dark humour that presents grief and trauma in a way that catches you napping
Brian Christinzio distills beauty from pain and allows melodies and hooks to hang around on this triumphant album
“Bad news on my left/ Bad news on my right/ Bad news in the morning/ Bad news at night/ In my refrigerator/ Bad news on the sink/ On my typewriter/ Bad news in my drink/ Bad news on the walls/ All over the floor/ Down the hall/ Knocking at the door/ Bad news in the mail/ Bad news on my phone/ Bad news on my trail/ Following me home/ No matter where I go/ Can’t seem to get away from it … ”
Brian Christinzio’s no-holds-barred account of his emotional and mental turmoil. Album review by Kieron Tyler