Studded with attenuated synth passages over which Grant squeezes the poignancy out of vowels, The Art of the Lie is impressive as confessional but stolid if not boring as music.

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John Grant is releasing a new album, The Art of the Lie, on June 14 via [PIAS]. Now he has shared its second single, “The Child Catcher,” which has an ominous Blade Runner-like undercurrent. Watch the ...