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August 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ben Lee: Quarter Century Classix
Ben Lee Quarter Century Classix New West Records I’ve always wanted to like Ben Lee more than I think I actually do. And I’ll always give an album of cover-versions an extra chance. So I’m an all-day sucker right here when Ben Lee decides to release a collection of his favourite indie-pop songs that are […]Archive
June 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Rickie Lee Jones: Kicks
Rickie Lee Jones Kicks THE OTHER SIDE OF DESIRE I love Rickie Lee Jones so much – and yet I always play catch-up, let a few years slide by and have an album or two (or three) to catch up with. I’ve just got to this – her fourth album of covers. Anyone else and […]Archive
January 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Weezer: Weezer (The Teal Album)
Weezer Weezer (The Teal Album) Crush Music/Atlantic That Weezer has survived to make a dozen albums simply means they’ve recorded nine or ten albums more than necessary. Any of you getting raged and ready to defend Maladroit or Make Believe or to say any of the other self-titled/colour albums should be saved due to a single song like Pork and Beans or whatever, […]Archive
April 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 11 – Five Favourite Cover Versions
Many years back – a decade ago at least, I reckon, the editor of the then-Real Groove magazine asked me to compile a list of five favourite cover versions; he never ended up using it but wrote back to tell me he thought my list was weird but cool. I liked that. You hardly ever […]Archive
June 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman