The Boy Named If CD

On Januarynbsp14th,nbsp2022, Elvis Costello and The Imposters release,nbsplsquoThe Boy Named If,rsquonbspa new album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, guitar solos that sting and a quick step to the rhythm.Costello tell us, rdquoThe full title of this record is The Boy Named If And Other Childrenrsquos Stories.rsquonbsp lsquoIF,rsquo is a nickname for your imaginary friend your secret self, the one who knows everything you deny, the one you blame for the shattered crockery and the hearts you break, even your own.Produced by Sebastian Krys amp Elvis Costello the album is a collection of thirteen snapshots, ldquoThat take us from the last days of a bewildered boyhood to that mortifying moment when you are told to stop acting like a child which for most men and perhaps a few gals too can be any time in the next fifty years, as Costello put it.