Released: 2017

Genres: Art Rock, Jazz Rock, Gothic Rock

The Musiquarium’s No Plan Review Score: 8 out of 10

Consisting of songs written for a musical called Lazarus, including the ★ [Blackstar] track of the same name, as well as three new songs, No Plan is an excellent companion piece to David Bowie’s final album, giving fans one last taste of the magic that Bowie was conjuring up in his last years.

The title track is a starry ballad that gives some calmness between the dark jazz of Lazarus and the chaotic Killing a Little Time, the latter of which is one of the heaviest songs he’s made since anything from 1970’s The Man Who Sold the World. When I Met You starts with a hip-hop style beat before segueing into a more typical Bowiesque ballad that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on The Next Day.

No Plan is a fantastic coda to Bowie’s career and should satiate those wanting another taste of the dark jazz of ★.

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Written by Brett Nippard