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July 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Shannon & The Clams: Onion
Shannon & The Clams Onion Nonesuch By the time we get to the title-track, halfway through this album, you can hear a perfect combination of Wanda Jackson and Amy Winehouse; a midway-meeting; that should (almost) be all you need to know regarding whether this is for you or not – it’s a fantastic song, and […]Archive
March 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #192 – The Black Keys, Wellington, 2012
I’d been a fan of The Black Keys for some time, I’d already seen them play a terrific show, had all the albums…and though my interest in their records was waning, I was convinced they were a shit-hot live band; still worth seeing. My fandom had survived lacklustre interviews with both members over the years […]Archive
June 25, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ray LaMontagne: Supernova
Ray LaMontagne Supernova RCA I gave up on Ray LaMontagne almost immediately after starting – his first coupla records were nice but he sounded a bit like he was trying to chew through marbles as he sang. And I didn’t like that; a contrived take on white-soul singing and there was only so much hitting […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence
Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence Interscope Here’s the second full-lengther from Lana Del Rey. She still cannot sing and this album is somehow both better and worse than her debut. Now, I loathed Born To Die, everything about it, the unimaginative song-settings, trite lyrics, faked back-story, phoned-in delivery, the cloying, anxious, hopeful-to-deceive narcissism of it all. […]Archive
March 26, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Valerie June: Pushin’ Against A Stone
Valerie June Pushin’ Against A Stone Concord Records Okay, so she doesn’t have the jazz chops – nor the deep blues – of Cassandra Wilson but I like where Valerie June is heading here; I like that she doesn’t ever stick to one genre and milk it. You can’t quite know where this album is going […]Archive
July 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman