Almost all the covermount CDs I've got that were packaged with non-music publications are cast-offs that my mum has kindly kept for me "in case they're of any interest to you". So that was my first thought when tracing the origin of this abridged and adapted version of The Divine Comedy's Regeneration. But my mum and dad don't get the Independent on Sunday, so that theory was ruled out.
I've never bought any paper on a regular basis, just cherry picking when I had a particular reason to get one. I think this may be the one and only instance of me buying a newspaper to get the CD that came with it.
Its six tracks include two from the album, one acoustic version of a track from the album, and assorted live/leftover performances. Aside from music industry debates about covermounts devaluing music, such promotional freebies seem by-the-bye nowadays, when it's easier for me to listen to the whole Regeneration album on We7 or Spotify than dig out this CD.
Neither the free stream nor the CD challenge my scepticism about The Divine Comedy. I've probably said this before, but on Dumb it Down, Neil Hannon makes it clear that he feels he's victimised for being too clever. My problem with his songs is that they're not clever enough.
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