The career of the British singer / songwriter Elvis Costello has been impossible for years now. This much-writer himself, who made his debut with My Aim Is True in 1977, seems to be the least concerned about it and just do whatever he likes, such as making albums with his heroes Burt Bacharach and Allan Toussaint. At Momofuku, an important figure from his early career reappears with Steve Nieve. On
… early hits such as Watching The Detectives and (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea, he was responsible for that characteristic nagging and nagging Vox Continental organ. When Nieve shows them up again on Momofuku, in the song American Gangster Time, it is suddenly 1979 again. Besides some jazzy outings, Momofuku is dominated by solid sounds, that refer back to the days of This Year's Model and Armed Forces. Costello has not forgotten how to bite and sand. As always, his voice cuts like a razor. In short, he is no longer buddies with Bacharach on this urgent album. (MR)more
