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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 – […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
August 1, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Gunn: Time Off
Steve Gunn Time Off Paradise Bachelors/Southbound You might know Steve Gunn as a hired gun, one of the guitar layers in Kurt Vile’s sound, or perhaps you know his Gunn-Truscinski Duo (drummer John Truscinski is present on this album too) or his experimental noise outfit, GHQ. So, several strings to his bow and for the […]Archive
April 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman