It’s three decades since Gerard Langley first spieled professorial poetry over various combos of match-fit musicians, crafting kinetic explosions of mid-‘70s New York art-punk in the Avon delta.
The Blue Aeroplanes are heavier on their feet these days, but more muscular than before, and feature Rita Lynch as Langley’s newfound vocal foil.
Where once they sounded like Television fronted by Philip Larkin, the Aeros’ thoroughly baked tenth album posits the all-American grooves of Drive-By Truckers helmed by Prisoner era Patrick McGoohan. How many bands could pen a genuine autobiographical lyric about a failed collaboration with Angela Carter?
Few hardy perennials flower so fruitfully.
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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John Robins, Comedian
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter