![]() As these two versions of the song prove, it’s not a redundancy, but a compilation that emphasizes new ideas and overlooked themes in Oldham’s prodigious catalog. "(I Was Drunk at the) Pulpit" is a potent opener to Pond Scum, which collects a few old Peel Sessions into a surprisingly affecting meditation on the nature of faith. Oldham isn’t an actor anymore, but a sinner experiencing a spiritual crisis in real time. And Oldham’s voice is deeper and less distant he pushes it up to the front of the song to let the listener relish the richness and texture that age has bestowed on him. An acoustic and an electric guitar noodle solemnly. ![]() This performance, which opens his new odds-and-ends comp Pond Scum, is slow and deliberate. Around the same time, Oldham recorded a very different version of "Pulpit" for a Peel Session, and it shows just how malleable his songs are.
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