Latest Record Project, Vol. 1

AlbumMay 07 / 2021
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5.4 / 10

It’s a terrible night for a moondance: On this risible and intermittently lovely 28-song collection, Van indulges in some of his most cherished paranoid theories and deepest-held grudges.

Van Morrison's repetition sounds less like the trance-like mysticism of a Caledonia poet and more like a furious customer demanding a refund

Squid continue to break boundaries on their debut album, while Van Morrison’s latest project is a bit old-man-yells-at-cloud

3.0 / 10

Van Morrison’s newest studio album, "Latest Record Project," has a witty titling convention similar to that of "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm." But the likeness ends there, as Morrison’s “project” has none of the charm of the movie and boasts a bloated two-hour running time to boot.

The veteran bluesman loudly wakes up the sheeple with this boring and paranoid double album, reminiscent of a dinner party with a bitter divorcee

50 %

The Northern Irishman returns with a 42nd album, in the grumpiest of moods, and turns miserabilism into elegant music

The great melodies and voice are sadly overshadowed by the conspiracy theories

The king of Celtic soul suffers a bad case of lockdown blues. New music review by John Bungey.

8 / 10