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August 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Shannon Shaw: Shannon in Nashville

Shannon Shaw Shannon in Nashville Nonesuch The obvious aim here is to reference Dusty in Memphis and though this can’t quite hold a candle – its got lighter-in-the-air attitude and if just some of the fans of that sublime Dusty Springfield gave Shannon Shaw a chance it might be a better world. Shannon in Nashville has […]

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March 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 744

Amy Winehouse, Back To Black (2006) I was never as sold on this album as Frank – because I’d discovered Frank first, on my own, felt like I’d found it, this album was the one that was given to everyone – and no, that doesn’t matter, not really. But it did to me at the […]

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January 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 757

Amy Winehouse, Frank (2003) I was such a huge Amy Winehouse fan when I first heard this album – I got it early, review copy, I felt like one of the first to hear it and it felt like brand new music – built from the parts of some old songs and singing styles and […]

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December 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Quadron: Avalanche

Quadron Avalanche Vested In Culture/Epic Records Danish soul-pop duo Quadron return with their second album, offering – I guess – the sort of thing I was hoping for when I sat down with Solange’s True. Where that was just one great track surrounded by fluff, Avalanche has the hit single, Hey Love is a little […]