Without identifying who it was, Isaak made his mood clear with Forever Blue by including a farewell letter in the liner notes to the lover who had dumped him. Kicking things...
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After a momentary detour with 1996's pared-down Baja Sessions, musician/actor Chris Isaak has countered with an ambitious disc that, once and for all, should rid him of the...
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Speak of the Devil explores the same moody terrain as Chris Isaak's previous records, though the songs are fleshed out with more contemporary touches. The leadoff track,...
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Isaak's well-known surfing fixation had been referenced here and there on past album art before, but Baja Sessions gives him a chance not only to bring that out in the open...
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Having established a winning musical combination on Silvertone, Chris Isaak and his band essentially continue it with little variation on his second album, 11 songs of...
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Having found himself with a fluke hit single thanks to "Wicked Game," Isaak's next move was interesting enough -- namely, for a long while, nothing. Heart Shaped World's...
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Upon its release, Silvertone seemed to indicate that however much a sonic revivalist Isaak might be, he potentially could take a tired genre to some unexplored places. Too...
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Chris Isaak's debut album, Silvertone, named after his three-piece backup group, sets the pattern for his subsequent albums in its meticulously constructed retro sound....
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Released in 1998, Wicked Ways: Anthology is not a greatest-hits collection, nor is it a rarities collection. It concentrates on a brief period of Chris Isaak's career (the...
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When filmmaker David Lynch backed a disquieting scene in Blue Velvet with Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," he demonstrated the eerie atmosphere behind its pre-'60s innocence....
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Sure, he's got a TV show now and it feels as if Chris Isaak's somehow been assimilated into the mainstream. But Chris Isaak has always been too weird, too dedicated to a...
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You have to admire Chris Isaak -- the guy's been making records for close to 20 years, and he's still the very model of effortless cool with pipes to match, not the easiest...
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If you're going to invite a hipster recording artist into your home for Christmas, it may as well be Chris Isaak -- he's cool but he's also well-mannered, and can act sly...
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