08.13.2019
LAST YEAR’S MODELS, THIS YEAR’S CONCERT – ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS AND BLONDIE
NewsWhistle: Jim Knable: 6th August 2019:
And then the lights dropped and Elvis Costello, with no separation from the Imposters—his backing band comprised of former Attractions, a new bass player, and two R&B back-up singers—floated on stage. Lights rose to “Pump It Up.”
From the downbeat, here’s the difference between the two acts, and why Elvis Costello was the more compelling. Blondie is an eighties nostalgia act. Elvis Costello comes across as a songwriter working his extensive back catalog while promoting some new songs, with an approach that seeks to reinvigorate his earliest hits with the spirit of what he’s into lately.