These tracks were recorded at the same time as the 'Blackstar' sessions, and of all of them, the dark, raging, snake-like 'Killing Just A Little Time' is the one that knocked me out instantly. Since these are the first Bowie songs that haven't been heard until after his death, it's impossible to listen without hearing the sound of a creatively invigorated master grasping onto life by the throat and using the time he has left to astonish the world one last time. Like many of the man's incredible songs, this one is impossible to sum up in words and does the sort of things that only a song written by Bowie could.
"This symphony, t
his rage in me, I've got a handful of songs to sing, to sting your soul, to fuck you over, this furious reign..."The 'Lazarus' soundtrack album is out now on CD, vinyl and in digital formats.
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