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January 19, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The Faggets: WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT SHIT
The Faggets WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT SHIT The Faggets Edgy, eh? Lol. I remember the excitement of being a teenager and finding songs by Ween albums by Method of Destruction, King Missile and whatever else. The swear words and silliness. The Frogs. Puerility. Gimme! It was stupid and it knew it. But where […]Archive
January 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Yussef Dayes Trio: Welcome To The Hills
Yussef Dayes Trio Welcome To The Hills Cashmere Thoughts Take a look at that cover – the drum-kit on fire! – it’s either evocation of playing with such heat as to near fear for your life or a symbol of burning it all to the ground, either way it’s about leaving it all on the […]Archive
January 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Grand River: Blink A Few Times To Clear Your Eyes
Grand River Blink A Few Times To Clear Your Eyes Editions Mego Ambient, minimalist, new age, techno – these were the things, and in fact the blur of them all – that helped carry me through 2020. I’ve been listening to instrumental music as long as I’ve been listening to music. I’ve been listening to […]Archive
January 13, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sleaford Mods: All That Glue
Sleaford Mods All That Glue Rough Trade Granted, I was a little slow to the party with Sleaford Mods. I heard a few tracks and thought they were clever, biting, funny – but I couldn’t commit to the albums. That changed with 2019’s Eton Alive which I instantly thought was brilliant. Something clicked. It arrived […]Archive
January 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Khatia Buniatishvili: Labyrinth
Khatia Buniatishvili Labyrinth Sony Classical By my count this is Khatia Buniastishvili’s eighth album for Sony Classical, her fifth solo piano recital – its title hinting at the twists and turns offered within, where previous records were often straight tributes to heroes (and strictly classical composers – Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Beethoven, Chopin) here she switches […]Archive
January 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Blanck Mass: Calm With Horses (Original Score)
Blanck Mass Calm With Horses (Original Score) INVADA Records When not one half of the group Fuck Buttons, Benjamin John Power has been making music as Blanck Mass. I never gelled with group work but love his solo electronica pursuits. So I was pleased to hear it was him behind the score to the movie […]Archive
January 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Sammy Hagar & The Circle: Lockdown 2020
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Lockdown 2020 Mailboat Records One of the worst things about lockdown – and I’ve had a telling off from a few musicians already – was the interminable live sessions; bedroom recordings of half-cocked covers. Earning income is one thing – some people needed the money, others were donating to charity, […]Archive
January 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Kevin Keller: The Front Porch of Heaven
Kevin Keller The Front Porch of Heaven Kevin Keller Prod Kevin Keller’s “ambient chamber music” is the sort of balm I am always there for – and glad it’s there for me. For most of the last decade it’s been one of my absolute go-to genres. The figureheads for me – and for many – […]Archive
January 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
The KLF: Solid State Logik 1
The KLF Solid State Logik 1 KLF Communications Need proof 2021 is going to be a better year? A wee glimpse and glimmer arrived on New Year’s Day with sudden appearance of this singles collection to all streaming services and the news that The KLF was back in the business of actively promoting, er even acknowledging its musical catalogue… Rewind to […]Archive
January 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Todd Rundgren: A Wizard A True Star…Live!
Todd Rundgren A Wizard A True Star…Live! Purple Pyramid Music / Cleopatra Records Todd Rundgren – the maverick. Producer and one-man-band wunderkind! There’s so much to admire, from songwriter and singer to multi-instrumentalist, he goes above and beyond mere musicianship to being some sort of spiritual conduit for the full gamut of power-pop. But one […]Archive
January 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman