My Favourite Faded Fantasy
Only Damien Rice\'s third studio album, 2014’s *My Favourite Faded Fantasy* took eight years to follow up the Irish singer/songwriter’s previous studio release, *9*. It proves worth the wait. Though just eight songs, it wastes nothing. Rice smartly paired up with coproducer Rick Rubin, who added his own subtle Zen touches. The spare, emotional drive of the nine-minute-plus “It Takes a Lot to Know a Man,” the stringed intimacy of “The Greatest Bastard,” and the heart-wrenching “I Don’t Want to Change You” are peerless performances. Sessions ran from Los Angeles to Iceland, with Rice baring his private soul to the universe.
Irish songwriter Damien Rice is the closest thing that acoustic-wielding adult alternative will get to a wild card.
Irish songwriter Damien Rice is the closest thing that acoustic-wielding adult alternative will get to a wild card.
This record still feels raw, it still feels intimate, but a little more bold in its sentiments.
This record still feels raw, it still feels intimate, but a little more bold in its sentiments.
Damien Rice may not care whether his third album is a commercial success – but it will be, and deservedly so, writes <strong>Phil Mongredien</strong>
Damien Rice may not care whether his third album is a commercial success – but it will be, and deservedly so, writes <strong>Phil Mongredien</strong>
Damien Rice’s first album in eight years finds him swapping warmth and fragility for something more biting, writes <strong>Harriet Gibsone</strong>
Damien Rice’s first album in eight years finds him swapping warmth and fragility for something more biting, writes <strong>Harriet Gibsone</strong>
Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy review: One of the most outright depressing yet simultaneously beautiful records of 2014.
Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy review: One of the most outright depressing yet simultaneously beautiful records of 2014.
Undoubted lyrical craft is overcooked in this manicured, melodramatic new work. Album review by Matthew Wright
Undoubted lyrical craft is overcooked in this manicured, melodramatic new work. Album review by Matthew Wright