The Black Sand – ‘Elevation’ (2020)
Returning with more psychedelic lullabies is Black Sand, hailing from New Zealand by way of the spaces between Saturn’s rings and other cosmic galaxies located deceptively deep within...
Reviews
The Heads – ‘Reverberations Volume 2’ (2020)
Maintaining listener interest and avoiding aimless, boring meandering is difficult when an artist releases an album consisting one long track. Jethro Tull succeeded (twice!) and cult stoner/doom rockers...
‘Jugoton Funk vol. 1: A decade of Non-Aligned beats, soul, disco and jazz 1969-1979’
First ever beats, breaks and rare grooves compilation from ex Yugoslavia! Yugoslavia – six republics, four decades, one dictator and a single record label that ruled them all:...
Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond By Chris Hillman
Due out this November, Chris Hillman’s autobiography is the story of a key musical figure and a survivor. The book starts slowly. Fans eager to hear about Hillman’s...
Paul McCartney – ‘Flaming Pie’ (Paul McCartney Archive Collection 2020)
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career can be divided up in many ways. He has worked solo, with his band Wings, collaborated with other artists on brief side projects, worked...
‘Peephole In My Brain- The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1971’
“The whole pop scene is obviously a cyclical thing,” John Peel said in April 1971, “where you get these great spurts of action, then it dies down again,...
July – ‘The Complete Recordings’ (2020)
Originally formed from the remnants of two bands, the Tomcats and The Second Thoughts, Ealing, UK based July released only one album and two singles, on the Major...
Liam Gallagher – ‘MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)’ (2020)
For many music fans, MTV Unplugged, which kicked off in 1989, seems like some ancient relic from the past, from a music video channel that for a long...
The Original Magnetic Light Parade – ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ c/w ‘Confusion Reigns’
The Original Magnetic Light Parade is another international collaboration from Bearsuit (as is their seemingly standard modus operandi), this time pairing Belgian composer/producer/violinist/pianist Alexander Stordiauwith longtime Bearsuit artiste...
Salisman & His Blessed Eunuchs – ‘Absolution’ (2020)
I came to this album through Paul Foreman, whom you’ll remember from a number of bands, including Soft Speaker and Warmth, though here he’s deeply immersed in a...