Even if music critics didn't worship Cornershop, they would probably write about the curry-flavored London band just so they could mention the group's album and song titles.
Handcream for a Generation, Cornershop's follow-up to 1997's widely acclaimed When I Was Born for the 7th Time (see "Why The Critics Love Cornershop"), features such ditties as "Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky III" and "Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform."
Conveniently, the album, due April 2, is armed with more than just quirky titles. Oasis' Noel Gallagher, who has performed live with Cornershop (see "Noel Gallagher Cornershop Bass Playing Report 'Premature'"), guests on the record, playing guitar on the 14-minute epic "Spectral Mornings." Former Oasis bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan plays on "Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky III," soul singer Otis Clay sings on "Heavy Soup," and "Wog.com" and "Slip the Drummer One" feature production work from X-ecutioners turntablist Rob Swift.
Cornershop frontman Tjinder Singh wrote and produced or co-produced all 13 tracks on Handcream for a Generation. "Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky III" will be the album's first single.
When I Was Born for the 7th Time featured the hit single "Brimful of Asha," a tribute to Indian singer Asha Bhosle.
Track list for Handcream, according to Cornershop's spokesperson:
- "Heavy Soup"
- "Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform"
- "Music Plus 1"
- "Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III"
- "Wog.com"
- "Motion the 11"
- "People Power"
- "Sounds Super Recordings"
- "The London Radar"
- "Spectral Mornings"
- "Slip the Drummer One"
- "Heavy Soup (outro)"
- "Bonus Track"
