Crowded House – Time On Earth (Vinyl) XL Recordings and the request for a

and the request for a 'simple and bold' design

having laid down one of the earliest (if not the earliest) blueprints for the genuinely post-punk aesthetic

the songs are better

including everyone from Damon Albarn and Hot Chip to Carl Craig and Madlib

Crowded House – Time On Earth (Vinyl) XL Recordings and the request for aIn 2007, fourteen years after the last Crowded House album 1993's 'Together Alone' they were back with the contemplative and sweetly melancholy 'Time on Earth'. Given its hushed vibe, it's not surprising that the album, as a whole, is a bit of a grower, as Finn's tunes take some time to reveal their gifts. A few songs have an immediate impact such as the gently propulsive "Don't Stop Now," the snappy, jangly Marr collaboration "Even a Child" (the