Goodbye

The Czars make their eagerly-awaited return superb third album, Goodbye, the follow-up to the Ugly People vs. the Beautiful People, which was released to great critical-acclaim in autumn 2001. Goodbye is filled with incredible songs notable for their rich production, high levels of musicianship and, of course, John Grant's beautiful baritone vocals, painting broad textures over dense sonic space. Lyrically, the album deals with themes of loss, regret and change. It begins with a haunting piano solo, lightly sketching out the structure of the astonishing title track. Goodbye is an exploration of feelings and emotions that are often in conflict with one another. Sometimes angry, sometimes tender, always inspired, it is hard to imagine a band who can match the Czars for power, gravity and grace. As an artistic endeavor for the Czars it is the statement of a group that has reached both a sonic and aesthetic maturity. Bella Union. 2004.