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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
June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Bat For Lashes: The Boys of Summer (Live at EartH, London, 2019)
Bat For Lashes The Boys of Summer (ep) Bat For Lashes I’ve long been a fan of covers that go deep beyond anything resembling a ‘novelty factor’; covers where the artist (always a gifted songwriter of course) takes apart a classic track and rebuild it, not to make it better but simply to better understand […]Archive
May 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Peter Frampton Band: All Blues
Peter Frampton Band All Blues UMe One of the problems with people’s understanding and appreciation – or lack thereof – when it comes to The BluesTM is albums like this. Peter Frampton was my hero when I was a kid (and even into my teens) I drank up Frampton Comes Alive like it was the […]Archive
May 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Joan As Police Woman: Cover Two
Joan As Police Woman Cover Two Sweet Police LLC Where cover versions can fail is in overreaching and trying to tell you how the song should be, or, more often, dropping to their knees as if to say “we’re not worthy” repeatedly – basically: We know our version is not as good, we know we […]Archive
May 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Danzig: Danzig Sings Elvis
Danzig Danzig Sings Elvis Cleopatra Records You could be forgiven for having the thought that Glenn Danzig wasn’t happy enough with the trolling job of parody videos and the homoerotic piss-take cartoon Henry & Glenn: Forever + Ever so decided to finish the job himself by releasing this album of (earnest) Elvis Presley covers.Archive
April 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Gunn: Livin’ In Between – EP
Steve Gunn Livin’ In Between – EP (Independent/Bandcamp) Steve Gunn is back between records with another EP – this one a three-track covers set featuring a song each originally by Neil Young (Motion Pictures), Glenn Danzig (The Misfits’ Astro Zombies) and Michael Chapman (Among The Trees).Archive
April 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Tori Amos: Broken Silence (Live 1992)
Tori Amos Broken Silence (Live 1992) Shockwaves Another day another bootlegged radio broadcast – this one from Toronto; this one from Tori Amos around the time of the release of her debut album. What a debut that was – and is! And here we have Tori showcasing what is now her known style as live […]Archive
April 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Kandace Springs: The Women Who Raised Me
Kandace Springs The Women Who Raised Me Blue Note Records / Capitol Records, LLC Kandace Springs here pays tribute to the female voices that “raised” her; the influences. It’s an immaculate set of choices – some big, big songs (Strange Fruit) and big shoes to try to fill (from Nina Simone to Diana Krall and […]Archive
March 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Franco Piccinno: Mirror
Franco Piccinno Mirror Diapason Franco Piccinno is an Italian pianist who long ago mastered the art of taking from pop and indie music and making it sound like a late-night reverie when arranged for solo piano. These nocturnal stirrings are the work of a man finding new melodies deep within acknowledged classics. He takes from […]Archive
March 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sam Gendel: Satin Doll
Sam Gendel Satin Doll Nonesuch Records Someone said Sam Gendel plays saxophone like he’s trying to erase his instrument. I like that. And can’t improve on it. For this album of jazz standards – tweaked, or even twerked, into new shapes and sounds – you might do well to think of the producer and bassist […]Archive
March 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman