There is nothing on this planet, aside from a perfectly timed “pause” or “that’s what she said” joke, that compares to a well-placed cowbell. Cowbells are easy to use as props to get a laugh. They are also easy to use as ways to single handedly ruin songs and get people to take you less seriously as a musician. I liked the direction this song was heading, and then almost exactly at the 1:00 mark drops in the cowbell, like a white silhouette sent from God himself. From that point forward, it was on. Slow clap this man.
Mr Element aka Ben Medcalf to his friends and family is the king of style-blending, genre-jumping music. His most recent long player – the amazingly diverse ‘Lumina’ – was a masterclass in the art of the ( electronically ) possible and ‘Mistakes’ shows us yet another side to Rogue’s chameleonic personality.
Someone at some point in the day will undoubtedly comment with a quote from that now legendary SNL skit. Althought…can’t say I wouldnt welcome it. ha ha