{"product_id":"its-a-pleasure-1","title":"It's a Pleasure","description":"Personnel: Baxter Dury (vocals, keyboards); Mike More (guitar).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Craig Silvey.\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: 290 Ladbroke; Dan's Carey's Studio; ICP Studio; State of Ark; Tickle Rooms.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Margaux Ract.\u003cbr\u003eHis father's son through and through, Baxter Dury not only sounds a bit like his old man Ian, he is attracted to a similarly chintzy production that pushes attention away from the arrangements and to his words. This is especially true on 2014's It's a Pleasure, his fourth record in a decade and evidence that he's no longer concerned about whether audiences draw comparisons between him and his father anymore. Indeed, \"Palm Trees\" glides by on a bit of cod Euro-disco that can't help but recall Do It Yourself and much of It's a Pleasure follows suit, favoring tightly sequenced drum machines warmed by cooing female backing vocals. The neo-new wave vibe here is often appealing -- it hits an apex on the vaguely paranoid \"Whispered,\" a minor-key, slyly propulsive gem -- and if Dury could stand to enunciate with precision, his marble-mouth mumble nevertheless works as texture, turning this record into a peculiar, distinctive oddity that seems as if it's all about words when it's really all about feel. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51241850339615,"sku":"5414939753824","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/006a3155afa32c1d934b1dab2d702d4a_899c7dd9-a5cf-4208-9144-9850ff2b8353.jpg?v=1781872504","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/its-a-pleasure-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}