James "Hymn From A Village" Review

JAMES: Hymn From A Village
(Factory)

Morrissey allegedly loves this group: I find that hard to believe, mainly because it taxes the credulity beyond endurance to imagine Morrissey taking his eyes away from the mirror long enough to love anything or anybody else. An energetically cranked-up performance with guitar, bass, drums and vocalist all seriously overacting, the song repeatedly advises the listener “Why don't you read a book/it’s so much more worthwhile?" I wish I was reading one right now.