Everlasting Blink
Bent are the quintessential English sonic pirates. 'The Everlasting Blink' can be seen as an evolution of, rather than a departure from, their lush, advert-friendly album 'Programmed To Love' This time featuring surprising but ultimately genius collaborations with David Essex on 'Stay The Same', fleeting Seventies pop icons Captain & Tenille on the Balearic beauty 'Magic Love', The Beloved's Jon Marsh singing sweet as a bird on 'Beautiful Otherness', & Billie Jo Spears on the country hoedown of 'So Long Without You', not to mention BJ Cole's legendary pedal steel guitar twangs & Nail's newfound talent on the drums. Humorous & creatively strong, Bent draw obvious comparisons to Lemon Jelly. Could this be the year 'chill-out' goes 'wig-out'? Get excited. Get Bent. 11 tracks in Digipak. Sport Recordings. 2003.