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Yikes!
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Yikes!
Artist
Momus
Label
American Patchwork
Catalogue Number
AMPATCH032
Release Date
April 26, 2024

The 2024 album from Momus is called Yikes!

Sixteen tracks were recorded in Paris in early spring, making this the first Parisian Momus album since 1995's The Philosophy of Momus. French pop naturally forms a backdrop to the songwriting, with echoes of the music hall of Charles Trenet, the chanson of Leo Ferre and Jacques Brel, and Megumi Satsu's Japanese takes on Topor lyrics in the 1980s. But there are also influences from Italian cinema — a tribute to Nino Rota, a song based on Japanese TV commercials featuring Marcello Mastroianni — and from Manchester groups like The Fall and New Order. Other tracks wink in the direction of John Barry, Disney, Eddie Cantor, the Ink Spots and Morris dancing. While many of these influences are retro, the album also reflects the concerns of 2024, with Putin menacing the West with threats of nuclear war and AI taking over people's jobs (there's even a song partly written by AI here).

The album is released in a double CD package with a compilation of oddities and outtakes entitled 20 Frisky Whiskies (the first from Momus since 20 Vodka Jellies in 1996).

Disk 1: Yikes!

  1. Codependency
  2. Becoming You
  3. Staring a Hole
  4. Before the War
  5. Waterspout
  6. Beautiful Human Life
  7. Sark E Myth
  8. Mondegreen
  9. Threnody
  10. Canterville
  11. Chthonian
  12. Nino Rota
  13. It's Impossible
  14. The Dinosaurs
  15. A Little Rain
  16. This Isn't Goodbye

Disk 2: 20 Frisky Whiskies

  1. Murder in the Village
  2. Panathenian
  3. Make Way
  4. The European
  5. This is the Place
  6. Midas
  7. British
  8. The Mosquito Song
  9. The Good Person of Sichuan
  10. Trump
  11. Garland
  12. Fuck this Year
  13. Pure Selfishness
  14. Charm School
  15. My Rose
  16. I Cat My Hair
  17. The Stars are Out
  18. Superstars of Bollywood
  19. Slippery Life
  20. Perfecto

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 01 Codependency 4:56 Buy

    01 Codependency

  2. 2 02 Becoming You 3:40 Buy

    02 Becoming You

  3. 3 03 Staring a Hole 3:58 Buy

    03 Staring a Hole

  4. 4 04 Before the War 3:30 Buy

    04 Before the War

  5. 5 05 Waterspout 4:01 Buy

    05 Waterspout

  6. 6 06 Beautiful Human Life 3:45 Buy

    06 Beautiful Human Life

  7. 7 07 Sark E Myth 4:42 Buy

    07 Sark E Myth

  8. 8 08 Mondegreen 5:04 Buy

    08 Mondegreen

  9. 9 09 Threnody 3:35 Buy

    09 Threnody

  10. 10 10 Canterville 3:32 Buy

    10 Canterville

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