Bitter & Twisted, by Paul Roland

Bitter & Twisted

by Paul Roland

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1.	I'm The Result of an Experiment (Which Went Hideously Wrong) 02:42	buy track
2.	Dali's Dream 03:22	buy track
3.	Hugo 03:37	buy track
4.	Devil's Jukebox 04:07	buy track
5.	I've Been Hearing Voices 06:19	buy track
6.	Zanti Misfits 02:24	buy track
7.	Bitter & Twisted 02:05	buy track
8.	Another Me 07:11	buy track
9.	Catatonic 02:50	buy track
10.	William Bonny's Trigger Finger 02:46	buy track
11.	Professor Feather 03:33	buy track
12.	Born In The 60s 03:59	buy track
13.	Insulted 02:54	buy track

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'Bitter and Twisted' Review by Jason Barnard

Over his 4 decade journey through goth-rock-pop, Paul Roland has carved a cult following with acclaimed tracks like ‘The Great Edwardian Air-Raid’, ‘Wyndham Hill’ and ‘Nosferatu’. His 17th long player ‘Bitter and Twisted’ presents a compelling case to add more classics to his canon.
Kicking off with insistent plastic surgery rocker ‘I’m The Result Of An Experiment (Which Went Hideously Wrong)’, this bumper album darts and twists in a number of musical directions with a horror filled lyrical theme.

Other highlights include ‘Hugo’, a devilishly great pop song tied to a tale of a ventriloquist possessed by his murderous dummy; ‘Another Me’ then embarks in a darker proggier direction. ‘I’ve Been Hearing Voices’ is in turn gorgeous acid folk, with a lighter sound-scape of the genre presented in ‘Professor Feather’. ‘Born In The 60s’ is fitting tribute to garage rock and the west coast psych scene. With a further five bonus tracks tied to ‘Bitter and Twisted’ Paul shows that after all these years his songwriting talent is undimmed.
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released May 5, 2015

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Paul Roland England, UK

Formerly managed by June Bolan, Paul has been spinning supernatural and historical-themed tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop and baroque strings, earning him the sobriquet, ‘The Male Kate Bush' (attributed to former label mate Robyn Hitchcock) ... more

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