Adam Ant To Perform Debut Album In Full — londonist.com

He can certainly claim to be one of London’s most unique musical characters, each time he swaps the comfy slippers of Stuart Goddard for the implausible headwear of Adam Ant. Now pop’s original Prince Charming has decided to run through his debut album in its entirety, at Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday 19 April, for one night only. Dirk Wears White Sox, named as a dedication to screen legend Dirk Bogarde, remains an extraordinary album 34 years after its release. It’s filled with post-punk riffs of the style popular at the end of the 1970s, infused with funk, soul and the first strains of New Romanticism that would become the hallmark of Adam and the Ants. The album’s lyrics are as out-there as you might expect, with references to art history and religion, Cleopatra and JFK, love and death.

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