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ALBUM REVIEW: BC Camplight – Shortly After Takeoff
BC Camplight, aka Brian Christinzio, returns with a new album “Shortly After Takeoff” on 24th April via Bella Union. It is the final chapter of his ‘Manchester Trilogy’, following 2015’s “How To Die In The North” and 2018’s “Deportation Blues”. All three albums were created after the native Philadelphian had moved to Manchester. It will …
ALBUM REVIEW: of Montreal – UR FUN
In ‘San Junipero‘, the exquisite (and greatest, in my view) Black Mirror episode about love, life and death, the main characters, Yorkie and Kelly, walk through a world peppered with non-stop party music from different eras, in search of truth and redemption. Sometimes they visit a club on the margins called the Quagmire where freaks …
Album Review: Richard Hawley – Further
Sheffield’s Richard Hawley is not only the King of Sheffield (anyone want to argue with that?), he is also the King of Consistency. That might sound like damning with faint praise but it’s not; it’s the greatest of compliments in a world of regular musical mediocrity. Hawley manages to put out albums of the …
Track: Wasuremono – Self-Help plus tour dates
It’s been a busy few weeks for Bradford-on-Avon quartet WASUREMONO. Throughout this month, the group have played a handful of dates, including festivals Live at Leeds, Stag and Dagger and The Great Escape with more to follow (see bottom of the post), along with the release of their latest single, “Self-Help.” Having been spun on Steve …
ALBUM REVIEW: Jack Adaptor : The Spoiler Versions
Jack Adaptor : The Spoiler Versions The New album from Paul Frederick and Christopher Cordoba Supple Pipe Records SP3011 Quite incredibly this is Jack Adaptors 7th album, Paul Frederick ex Family Cat and Christopher Cordoba have been working together since 1996 with the release of their debut Jack Adaptor and Road Rail River albums …
ALBUM REVIEW: The Yachts : Suffice To Say The Complete Yachts Collection
Cherry Red By Leggy Mountbatten The Yachts Title : Suffice To Say The Complete Yachts Collection The Yachts were formed in Liverpool in April 1977, the band all fine art students had already supported the Sex Pistols under the name Albert Dock and The Cod Warriors but swiftly changed the name and band number to …
Doctor Bird Reggae Re issues: Ethiopians and Uniques
Cherry Red Reggae Reissues By Leggy Mountbatten Ethiopians Reggae Power/Woman Capture Man UNIQUES ABSOLUTELY THE UNIQUES: EXPANDED EDITION’ Doctor Bird Compilation Following from Novembers Hot Shots Of Reggae reissue, Doctor Bird/Cherry Red reissue more classic Trojan compilations from the vaults. The Ethiopians are one of Jamaica`s t finest and most loved vocal groups responsible for …
Album Review: First Aid Kit “Ruins”
It’s amazing to find Swedish country folk duo First Aid Kit already releasing their fourth album and between releasing fascinatingly authentic Americana-drenched albums, they’ve conquered the world, cracking the US market and even appearing as regular guests on Graham Norton’s A-list chat show. “Ruins” finds them in a reflective mood, opening with moody “Behind Blue …
Track: Prides – Born To Be Whole (plus news on A Mind Like The Tide pt.2)
Glaswegian synth-pop duo Prides are back with a brand new single from their upcoming EP A Mind Like The Tide pt.2, which will be released on 30th March 2018. The new track, titled ‘Born To Be Whole’, feels like one of the most honest and personal songs this band has ever released, capturing your heart …
ALBUM REVIEW: The Fall: The Singles 1978 – 2016 [boxset]
The Fall Release December 2017 The Singles 1978 – 2016 There have been numerous Fall box sets over the years of varying quality, The Peel Sessions, The Rough Trade Anthology, and 50,000 Fall fans Cant Be Wrong to name a few, so hearing Cherry Red were releasing a new expansive CD set it made me …