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August 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 383
Men At Work, Down Under [Single] (1981) When I was a kid this song was massive – it was everywhere – and I guess I loved it, for a while at least. Then I got over it. Then it was sorta right time/right place for a while…but I bought this single, just recently, because I […]Archive
August 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 384
Joe Williams, A Man Aint’ Supposed to Cry (1958) I love a good impulse-buy. I knew who Joe Williams was – but when I saw this album on a recent trip to Sydney I can’t say I knew the album at all but something (and not just the price) said Buy Me. You’ll Like Me. […]Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
LUMP: LUMP
LUMP LUMP Dead Oceans LUMP is a duo comprised of singer/songwriter Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay from the alt-folk combo, Tunng. They met at a gig, or the afterparty of a gig, and hatched a plan to work together. Marling has made a half-dozen perfect/near-perfect albums – time for a change; extend the palette, do […]Archive
August 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Underworld & Iggy Pop: Teatime Dub Encounters
Underworld & Iggy Pop Teatime Dub Encounters Caroline At first you might think of The Orb and David Gilmour collaborating, and wonder if this is just another one of those odd-but-okay scenarios – it doesn’t take too long to put it together though, the original Trainspotting soundtrack was a classic, plenty of great music – […]Archive
July 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 390
Neneh Cherry, Inna City Mama [12” Single] (1989) Yes, yes I’ve gone about this enough I know – but when my son Oscar met Neneh Cherry it was a big deal for me, as was interviewing her and seeing the gig. She was one of those ones, one of the musical acts I felt like […]Archive
June 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Direen: Mean Time – EP
Bill Direen Mean Time – EP 666494 Records DK A four-track EP from Direen, released early in 2018 – it finds Bill in a gentle, folk-ish-pop-song mood at least as far as opener Fewer Than Few is concerned. In fact, this has such a Go Betweens-type charm you could be convinced you’re listening to something […]Archive
June 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 394
Prince & The New Power Generation, Diamonds and Pearls [Single] (1991) I have mixed feelings about this song, but it arrived at an important time in my near-lifelong Prince obsession; it seemed to bring him back too – one of four big singles from the album at the time. And this song, to me, is […]Archive
June 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Mazzy Star: Still EP
Mazzy Star Still EP Rhymes of an Hour Records Mazzy Star – never ones to rush eh…there were three fairly-perfect albums across the band’s first half-decade; they continued to tour through into the very early 2000s and then Hope Sandoval released a decent solo album and appeared on some tracks with Bert Jansch – this […]Archive
June 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Nils Frahm: Encores 1 [EP]
Nils Frahm Encores 1 [ep] Erased Tapes Earlier this year Nils Frahm delivered his new album, perhaps his finest and one of the best by anyone this year. All Melody was the first delivered results from his newly created home-studio, though now we have the proof that those sessions served up an embarrassment of riches […]Archive
May 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Madison McFerrin: Finding Foundations, Vol. II (ep)
Madison McFerrin Finding Foundations, Vol. II (ep) 630113 Records DK Yes, she is the daughter of the legendary vocalist Bobby McFerrin. That means she’s also the brother of Taylor McFerrin – and their grandfather was the opera singer, Robert McFerrin; the first African-American man to sing at the famed Metropolitan Opera in New York City. […]Archive
May 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman