Happy Samhain, kitty cats and sewer rats. Here’s one from the crypt to chill your blod (sic). The Very Things were a band very much beloved by the late great DJ John Peel. This is their timeless classic, like ‘The Monster Mash’ on LSD. Enjoy, but don’t have nightmares…
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New Release: Kim Deal- Crystal Breath
*Klaxon* Attention, good people of Earth! American indie goddess and Breeders/Pixies icon Kim Deal has a new solo album forthcoming in November, and the second single to be lifted from it, ‘Crystal Breath’, is absolutely brilliant. See the video here, it’s glitchy, it’s itchy, and you’ll want to shake your bones to it. Nobody LovesContinue reading “New Release: Kim Deal- Crystal Breath”
The Glorious Surrealism of The Lovely Eggs
Everyone knows eggs are the best way to start the day. So whenever life is challenging and…well.. pretty shit, I turn to Holly Ross and Dave Blackwell, aka Lancaster psych punk duo The Lovely Eggs. The uncompromising, fiercely DIY indie band, who are also a married couple, make surreal, day-glo music with absurdist nursery rhymeContinue reading “The Glorious Surrealism of The Lovely Eggs”
Lost In Music: Lil Mama- Lipgloss
Forget Lil Kim, Lil Mama is way cooler. She’s the epitome of sass. How cool is she? Tom Waits joined Iggy Pop as a guest on his 6Music radio show recently, and they both took turns going, “What you know ’bout me?” after playing this. It was very funny. I love this track and video,Continue reading “Lost In Music: Lil Mama- Lipgloss”
Album Review: Adult Jazz- So Sorry So Slow
This album is heady, intoxicating and heavy. It takes a while to settle into certain rhythms, before turning, at times almost imperceptibly, into different genres, moods and textures. Once you allow yourself to let it just embrace you though, it pays dividends. Post-rock, fused with avant pop, it’s elusive but gorgeous. With Harry Burgess’ sweet,Continue reading “Album Review: Adult Jazz- So Sorry So Slow”
The Arts Are Not A Luxury
I grew up in a small working- class rural town in Perthshire, Scotland. Nothing much happened there; we didn’t have much money and TV was our only dose of culture. In my house, books were shoved into cupboards, hidden away like skeletons, and theatre, with the exception of am- dram panto, wasn’t “for the likesContinue reading “The Arts Are Not A Luxury”
New Release: Bat For Lashes- The Dream Of Delphi
Here’s some glorious news. Bat For Lashes are back after a five year hiatus with this beautiful synth lullabye, a meditation on motherhood dedicated to Natasha Khan’s daughter Delphi. Drawing upon her more minimalist work from the first two albums, Khan proves she can still surprise with her more pared- back dream pop direction. She’sContinue reading “New Release: Bat For Lashes- The Dream Of Delphi”
The Future’s Here Today: Loren Kramar
Oooh, that is a voice. Eccentric, velveteen and beautiful, the honeyed tones of Loren Kramar are going to be everywhere this year, if there is any justice left. With a background in gospel and musical theatre, these are perhaps not such a conventional route into contemporary music, but the perfectly crafted songs are exemplars inContinue reading “The Future’s Here Today: Loren Kramar”
Overlooked Classics: Cibo Matto-Viva!La Woman
Cibo Matto never got their dues, I think. The Japanese -American duo, who recently reformed, made one of my favourite nineties albums with the debut, Viva! La Woman.. I think humour is often dismissed in music, and there is a lot of humour here, but it’s simply brilliant avant – pop. For a pair obsessedContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Cibo Matto-Viva!La Woman”
New Release: Annie-Claude Deschenes- Phones
C’est bon. The new single from multi-disciplinary Montreal artist Annie-Claude Deschenes is the right side of retro, featuring teasing, retro-futurist music which is both 1984, and 2024. The second single from her forthcoming debut album Les !Manieres De Table, this enigmatic track captures modern overwhelm brilliantly, the need for constant communication and information at all times.Continue reading “New Release: Annie-Claude Deschenes- Phones”
Hit The North 