Hee! The description sounds great. Unfortunately, I know nothing of the Divine Comedy. Would I like them?
I think you'd very much like Neil Hannon's (he is the whole group, really) earlier albums with songs like "The Death of A Supernaturalist" or "Gin Soaked Boy" or....
"Your Daddy's Car"
We took your daddy's car
And drove it to the sea
We fooled around for hours
And then when we got tired and it got dark
We found a place to park
And we watched the sun set fire
To the sea
Can you feel the sadness in our love?
It's the only kind we're worthy of
Can you feel the madness in our hearts
As the key turns and the engine starts?
We took your daddy's car
And drove it into town
We steamed into a bar
And we bought the biggest bottle of champagne
And driving through the rain
We sang: "God bless this car, and all who sail in her!"
Can you feel the sadness in our love?
Well, it's the only kind we're worthy of
Can you feel the madness in our hearts
As the key turns and the engine starts?
We took your daddy's car
And wrapped it round a tree
We didn't know what for
We didn't feel like driving any more
It was so good
We got bored
And we are driving from the day we are born
Can you feel the sadness in our love?
Well, it's the only kind we're worthy of
Can you feel the madness in our hearts
As the key turns and the engine starts?
Can you feel The engine Start
********** All done with pop hooks and full orchestation and sly, decadent lyrics. I haven't much liked his more recent works as much, though this is supposed to be a return to form.