I do so love these blind buyings and findings. Somewhat annoyed that a couple of things that I’d ordered had yet to turn up, I descend upon this month’s copy of Mojo and a proprietary brand of online music vendor with the vague notion of opening the review section at a random page and buying [...]
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In the short time I’ve been doing this malarkey, One thing that has never ceased to amaze me is the many different ways that my attention is grabbed by a new artist or album, and also sometimes how personally-affecting this process can be. Take this for example: [...]
I’m not sure if it was just me who was in the dark about this one, but the first I heard about a new album from Joseph Arthur was through his Twitter feed on Sunday evening, which stated simply and cryptically “Redemption City 011812″. The following day, a further tweet announced that this is a [...]
The first record of 2012 is here at last! Well, the first one I’ve got round to buying, anyway. I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while after buying their (his?) debut EP on a whim at the end of last summer and really enjoying its baffling stylistic multi-direction, each song suggesting a [...]
Will someone hurry up and release something already? The pre-Christmas deluge of awfulness followed by the post-New Year hangover means that it feels like ages since anything of any quality has come out. This should all pick up a bit soon enough though, as the first gig of the year comes this Saturday, and with [...]
There’s something altogether refreshing about a debut EP. It’s the whole “this is what we can do and this is how we can do it” nature of that initial introductory gamble that will either endear them to their new audience and leave them wanting more, or confuse the bejaysus out of everyone. This EP is [...]
Band names are curious things. They can define a group’s soul, sound and attitude without even having to play a note. Chosen wisely, they can draw people to shows and records by sheer virtue of an awesome or mysterious moniker. Or they can pick a really rubbish name like The Beatles and become the biggest [...]
Bloody typical. Last full Lunar Eclipse around these parts until 2042, and it’s cloudy. Still, all things considered, in 2042 we’ll possibly all be living on the moon watching the Earth eclipse the Sun. So, swings and roundabouts then. In any case, it’s due to start in about 20 mins here so there may well [...]
No idea whether I’m coming or going this week, so ramblings about short things may well be in order. And what better short thing to ramble on about than this charming debut from the aptly named Local Strangers – a Mid-Western duo now at home in Seattle, and fitting in rather nicely with the area’s [...]
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