Tender Pervert

It’s little surprise Momus’s third album has become his widely-agreed-upon standout effort; balancing vicious wit, consideration of homophobic societal horrors and vivid overall imagery with synth-pop on a budget that carved out its own chansonnier-tinged late 80s space, Tender Pervert takes no prisoners from the start with “The Angels are Voyeurs.” His close, almost whispered delivery suits the situations both intensely sexual and wryly intellectual throughout, and song titles alone like “A Complete History of Sexual Jealousy (Pt. 17-24)” about say it all.