Now, this is my idea of adult contemporary.  Imagine if those radio stations that do “Love songs, and nothing but love songs” segments also played this.  Ahhhhhh, what a wonderful world… Okay, I’m finished daydreaming.  Stephen Duffy gets the band back together after contemplating quitting the business, and while it isn’t as ridiculously good as 1999’s Looking For A Day In The Night (one for the ages, that record), it’s still a damn solid album.  They stick to what they do best, the galloping country pop of “I Want To Be Your Man,” but there are newer influences apparent, like the dub washed instrumental “Jupe Longue.”  Fans of Barenaked Ladies (check your albums for Duffy’s name, he’s on nearly all of them) will definitely like “Entourage,” which is more BNL featuring Duffy than Lilac Time featuring BNL.  The bottom line; Lilac Time records are hopelessly out of time yet timeless, due in large part to the baroque tone heard throughout.  “Middle age, it’s all the rage,” as Duffy says on the opening track.  With me pushing mid ‘30s myself, I appreciate his mindset.  I appreciate his records even more.

MP3 File: Entourage  Listen!