Featherbeard – ‘Avere Corpo’ (2020)
Featherbeard continues to astound and confound on his sophomore effort. The proverbial difficult second album, gestating through a seven-year itch is just as genre-defying as the debut, flittering...
Reviews
Twink – ‘Think Pink IV: Return to Deep Space’ (2019)
It’s a beautiful thing when an important, yet obscure artist from decades past turns up and releases something fantastic, new, and relevant. John Charles Edward Alder, better-known by...
The Parties – ‘Can’t Come Down’ (2008)
Can’t Come Down is by far the best outing from the band. ... and while I can’t say that all numbers by The Parties have been created equally...
Harold Nono – ‘We’re Almost Home’ (2020)
Edinburg musician Nono has been releasing intriguing music under various permutations and via numerous collaborations (Haq, for nearly 20 years now. This is his fourth solo release. As...
With A Little Help From My Friends
Fans of the Beatles based in the United States will not be able to attend the annual New York-area Fest for Beatles Fans on the last weekend in...
Everybody Had a Hard Year Part 2
This is part two of our look back at 2019. The releases below represent some of the more interesting and unique reissues and soundtracks of the year. Not...
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – ‘Texas Sun’ (2020)
With the four song vinyl EP arriving at your door in a variety of colours, it does make for a nice visual presentation. That said, even with the...
Eric Burdon & The Animals – ‘When I Was Young-The MGM Recordings 1967-1968’ (2020)
Following the breakup of the original Animals, Eric Burdon & The Animals came together in December, 1966. The new lineup consisted of vocalist Burdon, guitarist/pianist Vic Briggs, guitarist/violinist/bassist...
Galaxie 500 – ‘Copenhagen’ (1997/2020 Record Store Day Reissue)
Copenhagen was recorded at the end of Galaxie 500’s European tour (the very last show), where the band had finally gelled and slipped into a hypnotic groove only...
Rose City Band – ‘Summerlong’ (2020)
With Rose City Band surfacing purely as a recording project, where Ripley Johnson's role was almost entirely obscured for the band’s first self-titled album, the dreamy easygoing release,...