Name: I Thought I Was Better Than You
Brand: Baxter Dury

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

HVNLP214RT

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Blue

Colour details

Transparent Blue

Discogs ID

[r27264855]

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Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format: Yes

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Format Music US

Limited edition

1500

Release date

2023-06-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5400863134433

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Blue LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

HEVL214IEX.1

Pink

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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2023-06-02

5400863119652

Pink LP

Artist

Baxter Dury

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Heavenly

Baxter Dury is a British indie rock musician, born on December 18, 1971 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire. He is widely known for his unique musical style and captivating performances. With a strong musical lineage as the son of Ian Dury, Baxter has carved out his own path in the music industry. His talent and passion shine through in every song he creates, making him a beloved figure among fans and critics alike.
Throughout his career, Baxter Dury has released several critically acclaimed albums that showcase his distinctive sound and storytelling abilities. His music effortlessly blends elements of indie rock with catchy melodies and introspective lyrics. Each song takes listeners on a journey through Baxter's experiences and emotions, creating an intimate connection between artist and audience.
With his undeniable talent and unwavering dedication to his craft, Baxter Dury continues to captivate audiences around the world. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to his music, exploring Baxter's discography is sure to be an enriching experience that will leave you wanting more.

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Musician, writer and Renaissance man Baxter Dury returns with a brand new album, I Thought I Was Better Than You, his seventh studio album and is produced by Paul White, celebrated for his work in Golden Rules and with the likes of Charlie XCX and Danny Brown. Hotly-tipped new singer-songwriters Eska and JGrrey feature in addition to Baxter’s regular vocalist Madeline Hart.

I Thought I Was Better Than You marks a new era for Baxter, and with this new era comes a new character. “Faux- confrontational,” Baxter calls him. Here, not only is he recounting his childhood, but he’s also reckoning with it. Instead of just swinging at his past blindfolded with a baseball bat, he talks openly about the toxic cocktail of being born into unfortunately fortunate circumstances, with a persuasive surname but no structure or sense of responsibility with which reap the rewards of it. “Really, it’s about being trapped in an awkward place between something you’re actually quite good at, and somebody else’s success.” That ‘somebody else’ being his dad, Ian Dury. As one of the album centrepieces – Shadow – agonisingly puts it: “But no one will get over that you’re someone’s son/Even though you want to be like Frank Ocean/But you don’t sound like him, you sound just like Ian.”

The record also serves as a kind of extension to Baxter’s 2021 book, Chaise Lounge, in which he winningly recounted the story of his unique childhood. Not only does he expand the language of the book, using words to paint disconnected images rather than to string sentences (a kind of cockney hieroglyphics), but he often revisits moments within the book. Characters like ‘Tricksy’ re-appear in ‘Aylesbury Boy’ and ‘Pale White Nissan’, for example, but mainly it’s the abstracted tales of a young Baxter, troubled and in trouble, a victim of circumstance, straddling between a world of ‘Fuck you Leon…/ You stole the sunglasses and I got busted’ and a desire for ‘Porridge in the morning and be normal’.

 I Thought I Was Better Than You

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Discover I Thought I Was Better Than You by Baxter Dury. Limited edition LP available exclusively at Rough Trade. Heavenly label. Music that explores the complexities of fame and family ties.