Twelve covers in homage to Alex Chilton, from John Peel's signature tune to "Lulu's Back in Town" via Bach & an unhinged version of James Brown's "I'll Go Crazy" Terry Edwards, left-field session musician to the great & the good (including Robyn Hitchcock, Jerry Dammers, Siouxsie, The Duke Spirit and Madness - about whom he has also had a book published), releases his first full album of solo material for 5 years.
Although he's well-known for cover versions, having previously released Jesus & Mary Chain songs as trumpet-led instrumentals, The Fall in a ska style and Miles Davis tunes as speed-metal snapshots, Clichés is something of a departure. The album is respectfully dedicated to Alex Chilton who recorded a covers album with the same title in 1993. Using Chilton's release as a blueprint, Edwards selected songs that had a personal resonance (e.g. John Peel's signature tune, Pickin' the Blues), wallowed in the beauty of heartache (You Won't See Me, The Very Thought of You) or simply gave him a lust for life (the Mary Chain's I Love Rock & Roll)