One of the greatest concepts and most purely enjoyable records of 2021, Spanish Model finds Elvis Costello & the Attractions classic This Year's Model recast in Spanish by a set of Spanish singers, all laid down over the original studio performances.
It's an odd idea but it actually works. The originals are utterly hard-wired into any devotees skull. As Costello himself said, Spanish is the other great Rock and Roll language and every track swings and grooves just as they did on his Year's Model.
It's difficult to choose highlights because everything seems to work. A funky, funny and wired record that you should request they play it at your local Tapas restaurant post haste.
As a friend commented, a great way to celebrate a great record rather than putting out yet another overpriced boxset of inessential outtakes, Spanish Model is truly all the fun of the fair.
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