Big props for his role as an early champion of ‘world music’ and all that, but this brave venture into wobbly electronic territory with producer Brian Eno and various high-end jazz sessionmen remains largely unsatisfying. There are some nice hooks and some clever lyrics, but the perplexing musical backdrops – fluttery drum ’n’ bass, David Byrne-ish hi-life guitars, jaunty African-tinged digital shuffles, even ‘Kid A’-style post-rock soundscapes – rarely gel with Paul Simon’s bleak, childlike voice.
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