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October 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The case / lang / veirs collaboration: Probably The Album of The Year
It’s not often that a collaboration of superstars actually works, actually delivers on any hype. For every Traveling Wilburys there’s a SuperHeavy. Most “supergroups” start off with that bold claim and shortly after the term “short-lived” is added. But we’re suckers for it. The idea that big name musicians from different eras or bands or […]Archive
September 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Wilco: Schmilco
Wilco Schmilco Anti./Epitaph I had a wee hissy-fit the first couple of times I listened to this – Tweedy is out front and centre and almost all of the songs are acoustic-driven, so where’s the really great guitar of Nels Cline (I mean it is there but just not doing what I want it to […]Archive
June 21, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
case / lang / veirs: case / lang / veirs
case / lang / veirs case / lang / veirs ANTI/Epitaph It’s always really something when the final product delivers on the obvious hype around the project. Here Neko Case, k.d. lang and Laura Veirs have collaborated – made, if you must, “a supergroup” (you get the feeling they’d hate that tag – deserved though […]Archive
September 25, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Tweedy: Sukierae
Tweedy Sukierae Anti/Epitaph Here Jeff Tweedy of Wilco has made a double album with his son Spencer on drums. It’s so painfully long and pleased with itself they should have called it Ron Jeremy. Actually, it would make more sense, on paper maybe, if this was the new Ryan Adams album – and the self-titled […]Archive
March 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman