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IGGY POP, PRÉLIMINAIRES

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Preliminaires

Iggy Pop, Préliminaires [Astralwerks]

Our rating: 3 out of a possible 5
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Who knew the punk godfather had lounge-act aspirations? On this album of melodramatic, Serge Gainsbourg–influenced songs, he sounds at times like he's doing a round of karaoke, but his Gauloise-inflected rumble on "I Want to Go to the Beach" and his stark take on the classic "Les Feuilles Mortes" deliver an appropriately smoky vibe. Matt Hendrickson


The music video for "King of the Dogs"


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