The Czars - Best Of (2014)

In 1994, John Grant, the man whose music we now know and (yes, really) unashamedly adore, formed The Czars.
For 10 years they toiled, releasing six studio albums to much critical praise but zero commercial gain. When the band split up in 2004, Grant went Awol for several years, returning in 2010 with his debut solo album, Queen of Denmark. Yet it’s instructive to note that his modus operandi has always been to enter the confessional, take a deep breath, kneel, and start talking.
Culled from three Bella Union studio albums (2000’s Before . . . But Longer, 2001’s The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People, and 2004’s Goodbye), superb songs such as Los, Get Used to It, and Anger point directly to the songwriter Grant would become. In other words? There are gems to be found here.

Tracks:
01 The Czars - Val (5:08)
02 The Czars - Concentrate (4:45)
03 The Czars - Get Used To It (3:41)
04 The Czars - Dave's Dream (3:50)
05 The Czars - Roger's Song (5:15)
06 The Czars - Drug (4:10)
07 The Czars - Side Effects (4:57)
08 The Czars - Anger (4:07)
09 The Czars - Killjoy (5:26)
10 The Czars - Lullaby 6000 (5:32)
11 The Czars - Paint The Moon (4:12)
12 The Czars - Goodbye (4:25)
13 The Czars - My Love (6:03)
14 The Czars - Los (5:43)
15 The Czars - Little Pink House (5:15)
16 The Czars - Song To The Siren (7:11)