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Victory for the Comic Muse
Pop · 2006 · 11 tracks

Victory for the Comic Muse

The Divine Comedy

A collection of cinematic pop vignettes recorded with a live orchestra. Witty, lush, and deeply literary, it balances satirical bite with genuine heartbreak.

June 19, 2006 · Parlophone

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A sophisticated blend of sharp social satire and deeply felt, nostalgic melancholy.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
To Die a Virgin
3:40
02
Mother Dear
3:47
03
Diva Lady
4:17
04
A Lady of a Certain Age
5:48
05
The Light of Day
4:24
06
Threesome
1:11
07
Party Fears Two
4:02
08
Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World
3:58
09
The Plough
5:14
10
Count Grassi’s Passage Over Piedmont
3:32
11
Snowball in Negative
4:40
Moments Worth Listening For
The devastatingly precise lyrical portrait of faded glamour in A Lady of a Certain Age.
The exuberant, brass-led burst of energy that propels Diva Lady into a satirical anthem.
The haunting, stripped-back vulnerability of the closing track Snowball in Negative.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Victory for the Comic Muse sound next to the rest of The Divine Comedy's catalogue?

Library+1.7σ

Library saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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