Maxine Weldon - I Want Sunday Back Again
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Looking For A Way Out
Black Mountain - Mothers Of The Sun
Jerry Paper - Feed Me Sweet Sounds
The Frank And Walters - After All
Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now
KOOL A.D. - Just Like Magic
Fats Domino - One Of These Days
Sonny & The Sunsets - Too Young To Burn
Kamasi Washington - Final Thought
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
Dwight Twilley Band - Looking For The Magic
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Government Center
Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West (L'Uomo Dell'Armonica;Titoli)
Chicano Batman - Freedom Is Free
Lord Huron - Ends Of The Earth
Danzig - Mother
Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint-Fast (Movement 3)
Bob Seger - Beautiful Loser
Elton John - Curtains
Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)
XTC - Dear Madam Barnum
Paul Revere & The Raiders - Hungry
The Cats - Swan Lake
Steven Halpern - Eventide
Jimmy Scott - Nothing Compares 2 U
The Barbara Moore Singers - The Elf
Jimmy Castor - Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You
Lyle Workman - Long Love
The Bird And The Bee - Again & Again
Holy Holy - Elevator
Clem Snide - Beautiful
Arcade Fire - Deep Blue
Wilco - I'll Fight
Biz Markie - Just A Friend
The Kinks - Strangers
Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me
Kevin Morby - Black Flowers
Cave - Machines And Muscles
Miguel - Coffee
Israel Nash - Rain Plans
Linda McCartney - I Got Up
DJ Shadow Feat. Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak
Tal Bachman - She's So High
Röyksopp - In Space
Big Hard Excellent Fish - And The Question Remains
Cookin' On 3 Burners Feat. Kylie Auldist - This Girl
Vangelis - Cookin' On 3 Burners Feat. Kylie Auldist
Jonathan Rado - Hand In Mine
The Bug Feat. Warrior Queen - F**k You
The Fling - Out Of My Head
Dr. Dre, Eminem, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit - B***h Please II
Folk Uke - Motherf**ker Got F**ked Up
Charlie Harper -True Love Will Find You In The End
James Yorkston - Woozy With Cider (Jon Hopkins Remix)
JJ Grey & Mofro - The Sun Is Shining Down
James Gang - Funk #49
Stateless - Falling Into (Swell Session's Boy Wonder Mix)
Neon Heights - Walked Out This Morning
Uniform - Tabloid
Vicktor Taiwò - Curse
The Walker Brothers - I Can't Let It Happen To You
Efterklang - Foetus
Bombay Dub Orchestra - To The Shore
Public Service Broadcasting feat. Haiku Salut - They Gave Me a Lamp
Joel Jerome - everybody Wants Somebody
Razzy Bailey - I Still Hate Hate (Santiga Original Mix)
Jethro Tull - Nothing is Easy
Mild High Club - Windowpane
Withered Hand - New Dawn
Bobby Timmons - Moanin'
Herbie Mann - Comin Home Baby
Carly Simon - Legend in Your Own Time
Jame XX Feat. Romy - Loud Places
Majical Cloudz - Downtown
Tame Impala - Let it Happen
Jacques Dutronc - Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'éveille
Billy Thorpe - Children of The Sun
Bruce Springsteen - Gave it a Name
Cate Le Bon - Are You With Me Now?
Johnny Lee - Lookin' for Love
John Tussey - Oxygen Serenity
John Sherwood - Indefinite Divisibility
RY X - Berlin
Jaffa - Be Nude, Baby
Friday, 13 April 2018
Intermission #1 - 112 Earworms 2014-15
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Clash - Clash City Rockers
GTOs - The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes
The Pogues and Kirsty Maccoll - Fairytale of New York
Regina Spektor - You've Got Time
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Minutemen - #1 Hit Song
Desafinado (generic)
I Dream of Jeannie theme tune
Bill Withers - Use Me
Stevie Wonder - Another Star
Os Mutantes - Baby
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Saint Etienne - Sun In My Morning
Specials - Ghost Town
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Interpol - PDA
Stranglers - Mean To Me
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road
Mishka Shubaly - Don't Cut Yr Hair
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk?
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
The Kinks - Lola
Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
Led Zeppelin - What is and What Should Never Be
Lorde - Royals
Katy Perry - Roar
Dexter theme tune (by Rolfe Kent)
Spoon - The Underdog
Cranberries - Linger
John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
Midlake - Branches
Kate Bush - Them Heavy People
Strand of Oaks - Goshen 97
David Guetta feat Rihanna - Who's That Chick?
Kinks - Till The End of the Day
Fiery Furnaces - Japanese Slippers
Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Chemical Brothers - Galvanize
Pixies - Gigantic
Elton John - Are you Ready for Love
The Doors - Land Ho!
Dubstar - Not So Manic Now
Gladys Knight &The Pips - Baby Don't Change Your Mind
Half Man Half Biscuit - Irk the Purists
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World)
Steely Dan - Night by Night
Redskins - Kick Over the Statues
The Beatles - Get Back
Nightmares on Wax - Bleu my Mind
Jona Lewie - You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
Steve Earle - Guitar Town
Pluto - Dat
Alice the Camel has Five Humps (Nursery Rhyme)
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting On You)
Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You
Yes - Close to the Edge
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York
George Ezra - Budapest
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Lariat
Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne
Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Champagne Supernova
Jol - Life In The Sun
Coldplay - Talk
Kraftwerk - Computer Love
Velvet Underground - What Goes On
The Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
Belle & Sebastian - Roy Walker
The Fall - Hilary
Sly & the Family Stone - Life
Viet Cong - Continental Shelf
Toto - Africa
Spandau Ballet - True
Lady Gaga - Pokerface
Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time in the World
Dinosaur Jr - Kracked
Tom Jones - Delilah
Blur - Parklife
Built to Spill - Car
David Bowie - Be My Wife
The Byrds - Eight Miles High
Choir of Young Believers - Hollow Talk
Jennifer Paige - Crush
Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down
Roots Manuva - Dreamy Days
The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It
Hozier - Take Me To Church
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time
Ezra Furman - Lousy Connection
Paul McCartney and Wings - Let Me Roll It
Alternative TV - Good Times
Stone Roses - Love Spreads
Bob Marley & the Wailers - I Shot the Sheriff
They Might be Giants - Shoehorn With Teeth
Sibylle Baier - Tonight
Steely Dan - I Got the News
Nick Lowe - All Men are Liars
Bangles - Eternal Flame
Van Morrison - Cyprus Avenue
Richard Dawson - The Vile Stuff
Yes - Siberian Khatru
Libertines - I Get Along
American Authors - The Best Day of My Life
Squeeze - Cradle To the Grave
Thursday, 5 April 2018
17 Feb - 16 Mar
Albert King - I'll Play The Blues For You (1972) - "The result was a trim, funk-infused blues sound that provided ample space for King's oft-imitated guitar playing."
Tony McPhee - The Two Sides Of Tony (T.S.) McPhee (1973) - "... with McPhee playing an acoustic and electric guitar for the first four tracks, then switching to three different synthesizers and an electric piano for side two, a lengthy spoken poem entitled "The Hunt."
Pauline Anna Strom - Trans-Millennia Music (2017) - "If it's your desire to assemble a collection of the 20th century's seminal works of electronic music, add this new collection of Pauline Anna Strom's recordings to your shopping list."
The Lovely Eggs - This is Eggland (2018) - "Northern psychedelic punks... bring together a fierce DIY ethos, surreal sense of humour and kitchen-sink realism."
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Navigator (2017) - "a powerful folk concept album from a Nuyorican runaway who grew up obsessed with West Side Story before being liberated by Bikini Kill."
Lee Perry - Born In The Sky (Upsetter At The Controls 1969-1975) (2001) - "Concentrating mainly on his early days, with the odd mid 1970's track, like a b sides and rarities collection from the off the wall Reggae producer"
Lee Hazlewood & Ann-Margret - The Cowboy and the Lady (1969) - "this full-bodied, red-blooded record veers from fiery acid rock to soulful strut and of course a healthy dose of forlorn country"
Nosaj Thing - Parallels (2017) - "It eventually drifts into spaced-out blissfulness on the final four tracks, bringing a melodic ear-trip to a close."
Nosaj Thing - Fated (2015) - "one of the L.A. beat scene's preeminent modern minimalists."
Van Morrison - Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast (1984) - "a solid presentation of his "spiritual Celtic soul" period"
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus (2018) - "features a sweeping backstory about supernatural queer lovers on the run and a lurid, cinematic new sound."
Roberta Flack - Blue Lights in the Basement (1978) - "If you want an album for romantics this is it."
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love (1974) - "one of pop's best examples of "curl up by the fireplace" and sip your drink of choice albums"
Charles Aznavour - C’est Ça (1958) - "Dommage que le son soit mono et manque un peu de relief, mais on demeure satisfait tout de même"
Tony McPhee - The Two Sides Of Tony (T.S.) McPhee (1973) - "... with McPhee playing an acoustic and electric guitar for the first four tracks, then switching to three different synthesizers and an electric piano for side two, a lengthy spoken poem entitled "The Hunt."
Pauline Anna Strom - Trans-Millennia Music (2017) - "If it's your desire to assemble a collection of the 20th century's seminal works of electronic music, add this new collection of Pauline Anna Strom's recordings to your shopping list."
The Lovely Eggs - This is Eggland (2018) - "Northern psychedelic punks... bring together a fierce DIY ethos, surreal sense of humour and kitchen-sink realism."
Hurray for the Riff Raff - Navigator (2017) - "a powerful folk concept album from a Nuyorican runaway who grew up obsessed with West Side Story before being liberated by Bikini Kill."
Lee Perry - Born In The Sky (Upsetter At The Controls 1969-1975) (2001) - "Concentrating mainly on his early days, with the odd mid 1970's track, like a b sides and rarities collection from the off the wall Reggae producer"
Lee Hazlewood & Ann-Margret - The Cowboy and the Lady (1969) - "this full-bodied, red-blooded record veers from fiery acid rock to soulful strut and of course a healthy dose of forlorn country"
Nosaj Thing - Parallels (2017) - "It eventually drifts into spaced-out blissfulness on the final four tracks, bringing a melodic ear-trip to a close."
Nosaj Thing - Fated (2015) - "one of the L.A. beat scene's preeminent modern minimalists."
Van Morrison - Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast (1984) - "a solid presentation of his "spiritual Celtic soul" period"
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus (2018) - "features a sweeping backstory about supernatural queer lovers on the run and a lurid, cinematic new sound."
Roberta Flack - Blue Lights in the Basement (1978) - "If you want an album for romantics this is it."
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love (1974) - "one of pop's best examples of "curl up by the fireplace" and sip your drink of choice albums"
Charles Aznavour - C’est Ça (1958) - "Dommage que le son soit mono et manque un peu de relief, mais on demeure satisfait tout de même"
Monday, 5 March 2018
Jan 27 2018 - 16 Feb 2018
John Coltrane - Chasing Trane Original Soundtrack (2017) - "features 11 tracks from the film, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary. Set against the social, political & cultural landscape of the time, it brings saxophone great John Coltrane to life, as a man & an artist."
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (2016) - "Here is the dean of literary gothic song-craft, a master of wordplay, symbolism and irony, baring his soul like never before."
Nils Frahm - All Melody (2018) - "a feast for the ears, a rich experience that is intimate and companionable, symphonically expansive, danceable and, as its title suggests, ripe with melodies."
Jen Cloher - In Blood Memory (2013) - "a work of songwriterly maturity that also manages to rock harder in the vein of the Velvet Underground and the dirty 1970s Rolling Stones than anything in her earlier, more folky catalogue"
Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent (2017) - "the sound of a scarily smart dude plunging the vast recesses of his mind, looking to make some sense of an increasingly senseless world."
Graham Coxon - The End of the F***ing World (2018) - "his stripped down spiky semi-punk tunes and fragile ballads support beautifully concise and poetic lyrics, in this case echoing the psychologically damaged antiheroes of the story."
Hookworms - Microshift (2018) - "The adherence to krautrockin’ repetition remains, but the proto-punk engine has been replaced by electronic loops and glacial synths."
Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker (2016) - "the sound of a master soundtracking his exit, with advice for those left behind."
Ernest Hood - Neighborhoods (1975) - "He captured his local neighborhoods, the young children having fun, spare conversations heard in the distance, and an array of truly beautiful sounds."
Velvet Underground - Squeeze (1973) - "All the tracks in this album are forgettable but never brutal or awful."
Lou Reed - Live: Take No Prisoners (1978) - "he goes totally off-script by launching into lengthy monologues and rambling asides, allowing his band to jam while he addresses the audience, cracks jokes, and makes some of his best-known material almost unrecognizable."
Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - Milano (2017) - "an intimate collection of snapshots about life in a certain place at a certain time. It’s insightful, invigorating, and honest."
Keith Jarrett - Byablue (1977) - "while it’s not an exercise in melody and finger-poppin’ rhythm like TI, Byablue is definitely one of this group’s prettier outings—for the most part, anyway."
Various – You Heard Them Here First (Rock's Icons Before They Were Famous) (2009) - "a collection of two-dozen cuts by big name acts, all recorded before anyone knew them from Adam."
Astrobite - Pinkshinyultrablast (2012) - "one of MBV's finest disciples"
A Place To Bury Strangers - s-t (2007) - "tinnitus-inducing noise-pop against a tension-wracked Joy Division-meets-Ministry backdrop"
Starflyer 59 - Gold (1995) - "filled with as much unrequited love and broken hearts as it was guitar reverb and distortion"
Weekend - Sports (2010) - "full of rumbling rhythms, layers of LOUD guitars and most of all great songs that pay special attention to texture and atmosphere"
Velvet Underground - Live MCMXCIII (1993) - "the musical charge is capable of bristling nerve ends and scorching synapses at every surge."
The Fall - Live in Manchester (2018) - 1 DISK - 13 TRACKS - TOTAL LENGTH: 00:46:47
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Savvy Show Stoppers (1998) - "one band who could embrace the twangy, reverb-drunk sound of the Ventures or Duane Eddy and make something fresh from it"
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree (2016) - "Here is the dean of literary gothic song-craft, a master of wordplay, symbolism and irony, baring his soul like never before."
Nils Frahm - All Melody (2018) - "a feast for the ears, a rich experience that is intimate and companionable, symphonically expansive, danceable and, as its title suggests, ripe with melodies."
Jen Cloher - In Blood Memory (2013) - "a work of songwriterly maturity that also manages to rock harder in the vein of the Velvet Underground and the dirty 1970s Rolling Stones than anything in her earlier, more folky catalogue"
Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent (2017) - "the sound of a scarily smart dude plunging the vast recesses of his mind, looking to make some sense of an increasingly senseless world."
Graham Coxon - The End of the F***ing World (2018) - "his stripped down spiky semi-punk tunes and fragile ballads support beautifully concise and poetic lyrics, in this case echoing the psychologically damaged antiheroes of the story."
Hookworms - Microshift (2018) - "The adherence to krautrockin’ repetition remains, but the proto-punk engine has been replaced by electronic loops and glacial synths."
Leonard Cohen - You Want it Darker (2016) - "the sound of a master soundtracking his exit, with advice for those left behind."
Ernest Hood - Neighborhoods (1975) - "He captured his local neighborhoods, the young children having fun, spare conversations heard in the distance, and an array of truly beautiful sounds."
Velvet Underground - Squeeze (1973) - "All the tracks in this album are forgettable but never brutal or awful."
Lou Reed - Live: Take No Prisoners (1978) - "he goes totally off-script by launching into lengthy monologues and rambling asides, allowing his band to jam while he addresses the audience, cracks jokes, and makes some of his best-known material almost unrecognizable."
Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - Milano (2017) - "an intimate collection of snapshots about life in a certain place at a certain time. It’s insightful, invigorating, and honest."
Keith Jarrett - Byablue (1977) - "while it’s not an exercise in melody and finger-poppin’ rhythm like TI, Byablue is definitely one of this group’s prettier outings—for the most part, anyway."
Various – You Heard Them Here First (Rock's Icons Before They Were Famous) (2009) - "a collection of two-dozen cuts by big name acts, all recorded before anyone knew them from Adam."
Astrobite - Pinkshinyultrablast (2012) - "one of MBV's finest disciples"
A Place To Bury Strangers - s-t (2007) - "tinnitus-inducing noise-pop against a tension-wracked Joy Division-meets-Ministry backdrop"
Starflyer 59 - Gold (1995) - "filled with as much unrequited love and broken hearts as it was guitar reverb and distortion"
Weekend - Sports (2010) - "full of rumbling rhythms, layers of LOUD guitars and most of all great songs that pay special attention to texture and atmosphere"
Velvet Underground - Live MCMXCIII (1993) - "the musical charge is capable of bristling nerve ends and scorching synapses at every surge."
The Fall - Live in Manchester (2018) - 1 DISK - 13 TRACKS - TOTAL LENGTH: 00:46:47
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Savvy Show Stoppers (1998) - "one band who could embrace the twangy, reverb-drunk sound of the Ventures or Duane Eddy and make something fresh from it"
Friday, 26 January 2018
Dec 23, 2017 - Jan 26, 2018 listening
Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd - The Moon and the Melodies (1986) - "This 1986 collaboration between Harold Budd, the master ambient minimalist and the Cocteau Twins, the original purveyors of ethereal pop is an effective blend of styles which results in an interesting album."
Neil Ardley - A Symphony of Amaranths (1971) - "how can one of the most diverse, inventive and beautiful records ever made in Britain remain so little-known?"
Marvin Pontiac - The Asylum Tapes (2017) - "... Pontiac made these songs on an anonymously donated four-track recorder, while locked up at the fictional Esmerelda State Mental Institution"
Tapper Zukie - Earth Running (1979) - "across this album's nine tracks the DJ gamely tackles a variety of social subjects"
U Brown - Repatriation (1979) - "Brown's principal influence is the great U-Roy and his deejaying retains U-Roy's surreal jive, only its a bit faster and more percussive"
Jen Cloher - Jen Cloher (2017) - "a slow-burning masterpiece from a first-class songwriter"
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - "The band’s critically acclaimed second album welcomed a more prominent use of keyboards, as well as greater balance between delicate and abrasive guitar tracks."
Endless Boogie - Nothing for the Water (2016) - "some studio stuff, some live stuff, some jams from the dungeon"
Baxter Dury - It’s a Pleasure (2014) - "a keyboard melody bloops and Dury whispers forlornly about a missed romantic opportunity"
John Coltrane - "Live" at the Village Vanguard (1962) - "‘Trane takes it to heaven and back with some style, man. Some richness, daddy. It’s a sad thing his life was cut short by them jaws o’ death."
Bob Dylan - Saved (1980) - "The result is looser, with a more authentic gospel feel - that makes it Dylan's most listenable album of his "born-again trilogy."
Bob Dylan - Shot of Love (1981) - "...remains one of the most neglected albums of Bob Dylan’s career, in large part due to its association with his so-called “Born Again Period,” and popular kneejerk pigeonholing as the closing brimstone book of the “Christian Trilogy”"
Steve Tibbetts - Big Map Idea (1989) - "the king of high energy electric Jazz fusion world music without the cliché factor ... Light synths and subdued just right percussion. Perfect for drives in the country"
Jessie Ware - Glasshouse (2017) - "her signature slinky torch songs sound invigorated"
Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex (2017) - "elemental, hazy and romantic, but with a noir edge underneath Gonzalez's androgynous voice"
Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music (1980) - "A Blondie-wannabe, this release does charm with female vocals, modestly upbeat songs - and sax solos"
The Flamin' Groovies - Flamin' Groovies Now (1978) - "marked a resurgence of the San Francisco band and brought them to international audiences informed by the post-punk ethic of simplicity that chimed with their classic West Coast melodic pop."
Neil Ardley - A Symphony of Amaranths (1971) - "how can one of the most diverse, inventive and beautiful records ever made in Britain remain so little-known?"
Marvin Pontiac - The Asylum Tapes (2017) - "... Pontiac made these songs on an anonymously donated four-track recorder, while locked up at the fictional Esmerelda State Mental Institution"
Tapper Zukie - Earth Running (1979) - "across this album's nine tracks the DJ gamely tackles a variety of social subjects"
U Brown - Repatriation (1979) - "Brown's principal influence is the great U-Roy and his deejaying retains U-Roy's surreal jive, only its a bit faster and more percussive"
Jen Cloher - Jen Cloher (2017) - "a slow-burning masterpiece from a first-class songwriter"
Radiohead - The Bends (1995) - "The band’s critically acclaimed second album welcomed a more prominent use of keyboards, as well as greater balance between delicate and abrasive guitar tracks."
Endless Boogie - Nothing for the Water (2016) - "some studio stuff, some live stuff, some jams from the dungeon"
Baxter Dury - It’s a Pleasure (2014) - "a keyboard melody bloops and Dury whispers forlornly about a missed romantic opportunity"
John Coltrane - "Live" at the Village Vanguard (1962) - "‘Trane takes it to heaven and back with some style, man. Some richness, daddy. It’s a sad thing his life was cut short by them jaws o’ death."
Bob Dylan - Saved (1980) - "The result is looser, with a more authentic gospel feel - that makes it Dylan's most listenable album of his "born-again trilogy."
Bob Dylan - Shot of Love (1981) - "...remains one of the most neglected albums of Bob Dylan’s career, in large part due to its association with his so-called “Born Again Period,” and popular kneejerk pigeonholing as the closing brimstone book of the “Christian Trilogy”"
Steve Tibbetts - Big Map Idea (1989) - "the king of high energy electric Jazz fusion world music without the cliché factor ... Light synths and subdued just right percussion. Perfect for drives in the country"
Jessie Ware - Glasshouse (2017) - "her signature slinky torch songs sound invigorated"
Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex (2017) - "elemental, hazy and romantic, but with a noir edge underneath Gonzalez's androgynous voice"
Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music (1980) - "A Blondie-wannabe, this release does charm with female vocals, modestly upbeat songs - and sax solos"
The Flamin' Groovies - Flamin' Groovies Now (1978) - "marked a resurgence of the San Francisco band and brought them to international audiences informed by the post-punk ethic of simplicity that chimed with their classic West Coast melodic pop."
Friday, 22 December 2017
Dec 7 - Dec 22 listening
The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014) - "total command of their combination of jazz-influenced hip-hop and social awareness.
Aidan Moffat - Songs That Weren't To Be (2017) - "I had this idea that I’d write drinking songs in a more literal sense, which would attempt to address Scotland’s relationship with The Bevvy itself."
Days Fade, Night Grow - Amelioration (2017) - "a grasping of beauty from the punishing maelstrom of existence, building a cohesive whole out of the fractured remnants of a life"
The FRIGHTNERS - More to Say Versions (2017) - "Rocksteady, Reggae, & Early Dancehall Inna The Finest Nyc Fashun ... *romantic Murderation/ Rub A Dub Assassination*""
Inna De Yard ?– The Soul Of Jamaica (2017) - "invites legends of the Jamaican reggae scene, including Cedric Myton and Ken Boothe, to rework classic songs in the great outdoors"
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (1990) - "A masterpiece of dream pop, as well as an ethereal and emotional experience"
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll (1988) - "their airiest, cottoniest album, with an enticing use of space on the production but with hooks that sound oddly restrained."
Goldfrapp - Silver Eye (2017) - "a decent but unsurprising return to synthpop"
Future Islands - The Far Field (2017) - "The Far Field is carried by light catharsis, diffused and mild-tempered fun, virtuosic vocal delivery, and steel-clean production."
A.Savage - Thawing Dawn (2017) - "... finds Savage treading the familiar territory of an urban creative distilling personal and contemporary concerns through an alt-country framework."
Ty Segall - Ty Segall (2017) - "he's taken yet another strong step toward turning retroactive garage rock into high art."
Soul Jazz Records Presents STUDIO ONE Supreme: Maximum 70s and 80s Early Dancehall Sounds (2017) - "Loved it some great tracks on here plus some gems genuine studio one very nice indeed"
Hans Chew - Open Sea (2017) - "The six lengthy tunes here twist and turn, boogie and burn, staying focused and sharp no matter what paths they travel down"
Zeitkratzer - Performs Songs from the Albums "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerk 2" (2017) - "the six tracks reveal a bucolic and even psychedelic aspect of the ensemble that's mostly known (or feared) for its interpretatory and aesthetic acerbity"
Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker - SpiderBeetleBee (2017) - "Picking in the tradition, Walker and MacKay summon drafts of slide blues, baroque dance, percolating latin and deep-focus space to push them on their way beyond the sunrise"
Benjamin Booker - Witness (2017) - "the New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker makes retro music feel modern, reflecting on racism in America while drawing on blues, soul, and gospel."
N*E*R*D - No_One Ever Really Dies (2017) - "...boasts a gripping, consistent sound behind its plethora of high-profile cameos."
Thee Oh Sees - Orc (2017) - "John Dwyer’s garage-punk band continues to travel further toward rock’s outer limits."
Phoebe Bridgers - Strangers in the Alps (2017) - "... alchemizes sorrow into redemptive beauty. It’s never about wallowing, but about slowly moving through it."
Aidan Moffat - Songs That Weren't To Be (2017) - "I had this idea that I’d write drinking songs in a more literal sense, which would attempt to address Scotland’s relationship with The Bevvy itself."
Days Fade, Night Grow - Amelioration (2017) - "a grasping of beauty from the punishing maelstrom of existence, building a cohesive whole out of the fractured remnants of a life"
The FRIGHTNERS - More to Say Versions (2017) - "Rocksteady, Reggae, & Early Dancehall Inna The Finest Nyc Fashun ... *romantic Murderation/ Rub A Dub Assassination*""
Inna De Yard ?– The Soul Of Jamaica (2017) - "invites legends of the Jamaican reggae scene, including Cedric Myton and Ken Boothe, to rework classic songs in the great outdoors"
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (1990) - "A masterpiece of dream pop, as well as an ethereal and emotional experience"
Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll (1988) - "their airiest, cottoniest album, with an enticing use of space on the production but with hooks that sound oddly restrained."
Goldfrapp - Silver Eye (2017) - "a decent but unsurprising return to synthpop"
Future Islands - The Far Field (2017) - "The Far Field is carried by light catharsis, diffused and mild-tempered fun, virtuosic vocal delivery, and steel-clean production."
A.Savage - Thawing Dawn (2017) - "... finds Savage treading the familiar territory of an urban creative distilling personal and contemporary concerns through an alt-country framework."
Ty Segall - Ty Segall (2017) - "he's taken yet another strong step toward turning retroactive garage rock into high art."
Soul Jazz Records Presents STUDIO ONE Supreme: Maximum 70s and 80s Early Dancehall Sounds (2017) - "Loved it some great tracks on here plus some gems genuine studio one very nice indeed"
Hans Chew - Open Sea (2017) - "The six lengthy tunes here twist and turn, boogie and burn, staying focused and sharp no matter what paths they travel down"
Zeitkratzer - Performs Songs from the Albums "Kraftwerk" and "Kraftwerk 2" (2017) - "the six tracks reveal a bucolic and even psychedelic aspect of the ensemble that's mostly known (or feared) for its interpretatory and aesthetic acerbity"
Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker - SpiderBeetleBee (2017) - "Picking in the tradition, Walker and MacKay summon drafts of slide blues, baroque dance, percolating latin and deep-focus space to push them on their way beyond the sunrise"
Benjamin Booker - Witness (2017) - "the New Orleans-based Benjamin Booker makes retro music feel modern, reflecting on racism in America while drawing on blues, soul, and gospel."
N*E*R*D - No_One Ever Really Dies (2017) - "...boasts a gripping, consistent sound behind its plethora of high-profile cameos."
Thee Oh Sees - Orc (2017) - "John Dwyer’s garage-punk band continues to travel further toward rock’s outer limits."
Phoebe Bridgers - Strangers in the Alps (2017) - "... alchemizes sorrow into redemptive beauty. It’s never about wallowing, but about slowly moving through it."
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Nov 18 - Dec 6 listening
The Weather Station - self titled (2017) - "Lindeman reinvents her songcraft with a vital new energy, framing her prose-poem narratives in bolder musical settings."
Alvvays - Antisocialites (2017) - "For all its darker and uneasy lyrical content, this is still a record that begs to be blasted on road trips and at rooftop parties."
Detroit (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) - "features original architects of the immortal ‘Motown Sound’ as well as a new song from GRAMMY® Award-winning multi platinum hip-hop icons The Roots"
Wild Billy Childish & The Buff Medways - The Xfm Sessions (2007) - "La dimensione live, oltretutto con qualità quasi da bootleg, fornisce all’istrionico Childish il territorio ideale nel quale sfogare il suo sudato vigore musicale"
Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976) - "a meditation on the value and melancholy of being alone, her guitar imitating the rhythms and expanse of the road... a real grown woman album and may not make tremendous sense to anyone under 30."
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Soundtrack (2016) - "Surprisingly interesting, dreamy, and really good. Great meandering, calm background music for creative endeavors. Or, while plunking away at Excel spreadsheets and data all day."
Thundercat - Drunk (2017) - "a lopsided wonderland of stoned soul"
Fred Locks - Star Liner True Rastaman (1976) - "I would listen to this record anytime and it makes me feel like going outside and sitting under a tree and covering myself with leaves and grass."
IDLES - Brutalism (2017) - "A rare rock record with the rage, urgency, wit and shattering of complacency usually found in grime."
Tommy Keene - Strange Alliance (1982) - "He introduces a sharply chiming power-pop formula from which he would rarely deviate from for the rest of his still-ongoing career."
Wand - Plum (2017) - "an intuitive work that exists at the confluence of avant-pop, psychedelia and garage-rock."
Queens of the Stone Age - Villains (2017) - "It’s equal parts disco inferno and devil-may-care experimentation."
Wolf People - Steeple (2010) - "Some may hear this mélange of spindly proto-metal riffs, Fairport Convention-style electric folk and batty harmonica parts, and find it hard to believe that this was written and recorded any time after 1972."
Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song (2017) - "exudes his signature retro-soul fetishism"
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