So, I did the Record Store Day thing on Saturday, late afternoon when the crowds had died down… A new four track EP from Bruce Springsteen, a nice live album from Chris Forsyth, but I think the cream of the crop is a lovingly-produced […]
So, I did the Record Store Day thing on Saturday, late afternoon when the crowds had died down… A new four track EP from Bruce Springsteen, a nice live album from Chris Forsyth, but I think the cream of the crop is a lovingly-produced […]
The short list of possible new commissions for 33 1/3’s series of slim volumes on classic albums maintains Bob Dylan’s surprising under-representation on that list. Of course, I find it particularly scandalous that they didn’t take up my pitch for a study of John Wesley Harding, […]
My high hopes for The Hold Steady‘s Teeth Dreams have largely been realised – and 2014 has finally delivered some classic songwriting for me to enthuse about. It’s great to have a new record from this band, after about a four year gap. […]
Yo La Tengo played a fine gig at the De la Warr Pavilion last night, and one which seems to be getting better in retrospect. It was excellent in parts – and transcendentally superb in places. But it was hobbled by […]
‘I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine’ is a gem: a beautifully controlled and nuanced piece of writing, delivered on record with both power and restraint. Its spare and apparently straightforward language is woven around an ultimately mysterious core. We are […]
Regular readers may recall me saying good things about the London-based alt-country outfit Ahab. I saw them play at Shoreham’s Ropetackle Centre on Wednesday and picked up a copy of their new album, Beautiful Hell. They’re a lot of fun live and […]
‘You have to develop a comfort level for not knowing if you’re going somewhere correct and if you’re doing the right thing, and be OK with it. I don’t think I always am, but at my best… you know, this […]
It is one of life’s continuing mysteries how as good a songwriter as Tom Russell manages to stay below so many music fans’ radar. His gig at Hove’s Palmeira pub was the last on a British tour which I haven’t seen written […]
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