I am a big Rufus Wainwright fan but I miss the easier (well, relatively) (well, more melodic) Rufus of Want One than the high art culture whore dancing between thedroplets of Shakespear and Verdi.
Which means his newbie, out in a coupla weeks, might be tough going.
In a smart and far ranging interview on spinner.com, RW iscusses his late mother, Kate McGarrigle, his sister, and the dark place his new album is coming from.
Here is the url: http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/23/rufus-wainwright-new-album-all-days-are-nights-songs-for-lulu/