Goldstoned - Le Connoisseur

Sergeant Pop is back. Mistaken by many for the unlawful child of Paul McCartney and Ronnie Spector, nephew of Belle & Sebastian, and/or cousin of Paul Weller, he is in fact heir to the complete Henry Mancini and Burt Bacharach catalogue as well as Mayor of Motown: Patrick Goldstein is his name, Goldstoned is his game. International peddler of luxurious production, sparkling melodies and trader in jangling guitars, on "Le Connoisseur"-his fourth release from Japan-solo artist and multi-(instru)mentalist Goldstoned even crosses over into Kraftwerk and Steely-Dan territory. Our Man in Berlin ensures an early spring with his spirit lifting "Don't Look Down," gives you the Thomas Crown feeling with "One for the lovers" and gets heavily funky with soulful brass and mean guitars on the late 70s Londonesque "She is love."... Ah, if only you, dear reader, could hear what I have heard. This is Pop. Live. Direct. And in Technicolor. Get Goldstoned!