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December 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico

Various Artists: I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico Verve It’s been a wee while since I’ve found a great Various Artists tribute album – one that doesn’t feel try-hard, one that doesn’t run out of steam. So I was pleasantly surprise by this, feeling – on paper – it […]
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May 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: May 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have been in the game a while and have a recognisable, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, Dianne Swann, Dinosaur Jr., I Ain't, Jesse Mulligan, Kurt Vile, May, May 2021, Radio, Radio NZ, Reel You In, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: May 2021, Sweep It Into Space, The War On Peace Of Mind, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space

Dinosaur Jr. Sweep It Into Space Jagjaguwar What a strange – brilliant – run it’s been for Dinosaur Jr and their three distinct careers. Get this. Three albums in the late 80s, noisy/beautiful, messy/ugly – wonderful. And if you didn’t hear them at the time you sure went back to them. Then in the 90s […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Dinosaur Jr: Sweep It Into Space, Dinosaur Jr., J Mascis, Jagjaguwar, Kurt Vile, Lou Barlow, Murph, Sweep It Into Space, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Kurt Vile: Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP]

Kurt Vile Speed, Sound, Lonely KV [EP] Matador I guess it’s a wee stopgap – though this EP is something Vile was chipping away at, recorded in bits and pieces across several years during visits to Nashville.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, EP, John Prine, Kurt Vile, Lonely KV [EP], Nashville, Sound, Speed, Speed Sound Lonely KV, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

“Keeping It Interesting Is No Issue”: On Steve Gunn Finding His Voice/s

Steve Gunn, American guitar wizard – one of many exciting talents currently cutting their own path away from the early influence of John Fahey – says that once he discovered music he “kinda gave up everything else that was going on as a kid”. He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Philadelphia – […]
Posted in Blog, Interviews · Tagged “Keeping It Interesting Is No Issue", “Keeping It Interesting Is No Issue”: On Steve Gunn Finding His Voice/s, Acoustic Guitar, Band, Folk, Guitar, Guitarist, http://www.steve-gunn.com/, Interview, Jazz, Jerry Garcia, John Fahey, Kurt Vile, NZ Tour, On Steve Gunn Finding His Voice/s, PR, Promo, Raga, Ryley Walker, Sandy Bull, Solo, Steve Gunn ·

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January 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Kurt Vile (January 13, Wgtn)

Kurt Vile San Fran Wednesday, January 13 Kurt Vile is an American singer/songwriter who has channelled a deadpan Lou Reed-like vocal delivery and the deft, dextrous guitar skills of John Fahey across a series of albums, appealing to people from all walks of life. For this solo show the early focus is the new album, b’lieve […]
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January 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Kurt Vile: b’lieve i’m goin’ down…

Kurt Vile b’lieve i’m goin’ down… Matador Records It’s been an astonishing run from the (still) young Kurt Vile. The association with The War on Drugs still lingers in the mind of fans even though he’s been up and running on his own for some time now, b’lieve is his sixth album – there are […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, b'lieve i'm goin' down..., Kurt Vile, Kurt Vile: b'lieve i'm goin' down..., Smoke Ring For My Halo, Waking On A Pretty Daze ·

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January 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Helios: Yume

Helios Yume Unseen Music Keith Kenniff records music under many monikers and for distinct purposes – soundtracks, advertisements, dance performances, pleasure. He works across contemporary classical, ambient, indie and electronica creating dream-waft pleasures and, under the name Helios, he has, over the last decade, released a double-handful of albums that could be the soundtrack to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Ambeint, Dream, Eingya, Instrumental, Keith Kenniff, Kurt Vile, Rhian Sheehan, The Album Leaf, Unseen Music, Yume ·

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July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Roland Brown: The Adventures of a Small Town Witch

Roland Brown The Adventures of a Small Town Witch (Independent/Bandcamp) Still the best way to discover something is just to be handed it – no expectations. Or to find it – quite by accident. A few spins in and it really starts to sit – that’s been the case for me with this six-track EP […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Boxcar Rattle, EP, Kurt Vile, Letterbox Lambs, Roland Brown, The Adventures of a Small Town Witch ·

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March 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The War on Drugs: Lost In The Dream

The War on Drugs Lost In The Dream Secretly Canadian It’s the third full-lengther from The War on Drugs and to my ears, instantly, it’s the best – it builds on the ambient-tinged, liquid-guitar flow indie Americana that the War’s Adam Granduciel has co-created with former band mate and long-time buddy Kurt Vile. In fact […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Don Henley, Kurt Vile, Lindsey Buckingham, Lost In The Dream, The War on Drugs ·

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November 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Kurt Vile: it’s a big world out there (and i am scared)

Kurt Vile it’s a big world out there (and i am scared) Matador Records He’s already released one of the best albums of the year; one of my favourites and now he adds some leftover bits and pieces from those sessions to make a compelling EP, it’s more than just filler. You take a song […]
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September 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Laneway 2014: Lineup Announcement

  Auckland’s annual Laneway festival continues to be the highlight of the local efforts to coordinate and curate a decent music festival. A small handful of stages, easy to get between them and a range of quality acts – okay, so every year there’s cries of “hipster” and silly whinings about having not heard of […]
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