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Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls

No Shouts No Calls is an undemanding record, perhaps the most undemanding of Electrelane's career, and the reason looks to be a simple one: Verity Susman's heart has broken, and, as a result, abstract artiness has given way to candor.

An inverse of Axes, No Shouts No Calls is mostly songs with vocals with a few instrumentals thrown in for good measure, and it is, of course, with the help of the lyrics that we get an impression of the heartbroken nature of the album. These are the most personal lyrics that Susman has yet written — or, if not the most personal, then certainly the most explicit. The candidness meshes well Electrelane's customarily bittersweet music.

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The Burlesque Hour - The Studio, Sydney Opera House - 02/11/04

Xylophone frenzy warns those stuck in the box office queue that the show will be on within a few minutes. High note beats back against a low note and the one-upping seems to hold on to a little pea of crazy. Effeminate-man walks along asking for pre-paids to hand out tickets to and spills a lie about the good seats still on offer for the unfortunates saddled with being last in line. Their seats are directly opposite on the other side of the mezzanine, looking down into a pit of round tables filled with drinks and grey-haired people. Turtle-woman at one of the tables below sets the scene for the night with a freakishly disproportionate head against a large body. Estimated age for the night is a generous 54.

Directly opposite the ukulele-shaped stage, a man tries on and wears a French-styled accent for the night. "Presenting for you, The Burlesque Hour…"

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