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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
The Vinyl Countdown # 408
Elvis Costello and The Roots, Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks [EP] (2013) Being a big fan of both Elvis Costello and The Roots I was – instantly – a fan of the Wise Up Ghost album, even got a second crack at interviewing Elvis Costello in the accompanying press-rounds (always a treat). So […]Archive
May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 409
When The Cat’s Away, Sanctified [Single] (1987) Bought as part of a package deal – a few singles all at once, I got this because, well, I do have fond memories of When The Cat’s Away, such a big deal for a time. I was into them. I have seen the recent version of the […]Archive
April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 410
Harry Belafonte, Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean [EP] (1957) I’ve always been a Harry Belafonte fan – maybe it was seeing Day-O in Beetlejuice that really lit it up for me (I’m guessing, age-wise, that would have been when it really clicked). And then a few years on I got really obsessed – box-sets, picking […]Archive
April 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 412
Dennis O’Brien, Julia [Single] (1982) When I first (properly) met Dennis O’Brien it was to interview him for a story about Slow Boat Records’ then 21st Birthday – (the shop is now pretty much, fittingly, 33 1/3). I didn’t know about Dennis musical background. Not really anyway. I knew he tinkled and sang but didn’t […]Archive
April 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 413
Snap!, Mega Mix (1991) Oh man did I love the band Snap! Maybe I still do. Maybe it’s guilty-pleasure stuff. (Maybe it’s not). Once a year or so I dig out a burnt-CD copy of World Power and crank it. I used to have the tape. (And the original CD). One day I’ll find the […]Archive
April 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman