The Daily Telegraph
August 17, 1996
Robyn Hitchcock, Moss Elixir (Warner Bros.)
by Clark Collis
Famed for writing songs that feature anglepoise lamps and sledges that are definitely not called "Reg", the one-time Soft Boy has positively outdone himself on his latest album with tracks about everything from unclean fowl ("Filthy Bird") to the singer's understandable reluctance to be compared with Mao Tse-tung ("The Devil's Radio"). Unfortunately, although it's always amusing to examine the man's preoccupations, they do tend to obscure the fact that Hitchcock is an excellent songwriter. In fact, Moss Elixir overruns with Pop-y guitar-driven songs that, were they not concerned with the problems of, say, cutlery or being pursued by Number 73 buses, might easily expand his
audience tenfold. But perhaps the concept of Robyn Hitchcock, Pop Star is
one step too weird.
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