2-CD: REWIGCD26
RELEASED: 2007
LABEL: Domino

Disc 1:
01. Bury Me Deep In Love
02. Kelly's Blues
03. A Trick Of The Light
04. Hometown Farewell Kiss
05. Unmade Love
06. Open For You
07. Holy Water
08. Blinder By The Hour
09. Vagabond Holes
10. Jerdacuttup Man
11. Calenture
12. Save What You Can
13. Baby Can I Walk You Home
14. Region Unknown
15. Love The Fever
16. Bad News Always Reminds Of You
17. Everything You Touch Turns To Time

Disc 2:
01. Bury Me Deep In Love (Rehearsal Demo)
02. Kelly's Blues (Rehearsal Demo)
03. A Trick Of The Light (Rehearsal Demo)
04. Hometown Farewell Kiss (Rehearsal Demo)
05. There Must Be A curse On Me (Studio Demo)
06. Open For You (Rehearsal Demo)
07. Burned (Studio Demo)
08. Blinder By The Hour (Rehearsal Demo)
09. Vagabond Holes (Rehearsal Demo)
10. Jerdacuttup Man (Rehearsal Demo)
11. Save What You Can (Studio Demo)
12. Calentura

Digitally remastered from the orginal analogue mastertapes. Disc 1 includes 5 bonus tracks and Disc 2 contains a mythical Calenture assembled from studio and rehearsal recordings. Originally released in 1987, Calenture may well be the masterpiece of the Triffids, where David McComb's forlorn lyrics are embedded in magnificent and grand pieces of music. The album opens with one of the strongest tracks, "Bury Me Deep in Love", an orchestral lovesong sounding deceptively romantic, with lots of biblical imagery and an icecold undertone. More coldness paired with madness in "Kelly's Blues", desolation and hopelessness to extremes. "Unmade Love" is another chilling song with pounding drums and a guitar that cuts through you like a knife. At first glance a very basic song, but when you listen more closely, it's full of beautiful details. "Open for You" is a typical Jill Birt song, soft and tender, but surprisingly David McComb takes care of the lead vocal, and Birt does the backing vocals. "Holy Water" sounds energetic and happy, with only a pin-prick of shipwreck and death. "Blinder by the Hour" is a poignant lovesong that stays far away from sentimentality, majestic and magnificent and beautiful. "Vagabond Holes" on the other hand is angry and desperate, with a fiery guitar, dry drums, a hefty bassline and a passionate, bitter and intense McComb. The lyrics become especially meaningful in the light of McComb's death in 1999. "Jerdacuttup Man" is about a man who took a ten minute nap and woke up ten thousand years later under glass in the British museum. The title track "Calenture" is a short instrumental track, followed by one of the most beautiful songs on the album, "Save What You Can" with its touching piano intro, a beautiful ballad with a heavenly string and piano arrangement. Just like their Born Sandy Devotional, this album is a classic.

Influences / Similar Artists:
Nick Cave, Crime & The City Solution, Go-Betweens, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Smiths