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ALBUM REVIEW: El Goodo – ‘Zombie’: at the corner of Haight and (Mountain Ash)bury
SOMEWHERE in the Welsh village of Resolven, deep in the Vale of Neath, there is a tap. As with all such fonts, miles of pipes lead the one end to the other, far up above in the Welsh hills, to a reservoir. As you approach that source, in your mind’s eye, you notice the visuals …
SEE: El Goodo – ‘Things Turn Around’: how to turn a rubbish day into 6/8 beauty
IT’S a lovely little thing, the world of West Wales’ El Goodo. Things might well be a bit pants, they really might, but they have the tools to fashion the fag end of being into a little slice of Alex Chiltonesque, piano-led, post-psych brilliance. The lyrics are downcast and bleak, but that melody and boy, …
Album Review: The Pale Blue Dots – Lots of Dots
Huw ‘Bunf’ Bunford, the guitarist from Welsh indie legends Super Furry Animals, met composer Richard Chester when Bunford was pursuing academic interests while the Furries were on an extended hiatus. Shared interests and a desire to work together lead to the formation of The Pale Blue Dots and the forthcoming release of their album, “Lots of Dots”. …