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November 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 100: Cocteau Twins – “Treasure”
Another one here, a common theme in the early 80s material of this book, where I’ll tell you I’m a bit of a fan of the band – in this case Cocteau Twins. And yet I’ve never owned any of the original albums; haven’t even heard that many… But I do know their music. And […]Archive
August 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 523
Massive Attack, Mezzanine (1998) I remember seeing the video for Teardrop – and stopping in my tracks. It was a Saturday morning, it was peak-era for MTV and the whole integration of music/videos for me; you watched music TV, you took it in, it was how you found out about new stuff. I was probably […]Archive
May 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Re-Wired For (New) Sound(s): Ten Important Electronica Albums In My Life
I recently posted this – a list of “Ten important metal albums”. And I started it off by linking to this – “Ten important hip-hop albums”. I mentioned then that I would be doing a series of these, across genres, and I repeated the opening paragraph from the hip-hop post. So now I’m going to […]Archive
July 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Tracey Thorn: Solo – Songs and Collaborations: 1982-2015
Tracey Thorn Solo: Songs and Collaborations – 1982-2015 Caroline That this doesn’t have, um, Everything FROM The Girl speaks more to the sheer amount of quality material rather than any failings of this compilation. Here Tracey Thorn’s sporadic solo career – and her guest spots and collaborations – are combined across a double disc. When […]Archive
February 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Massive Attack: Ritual Spirit (ep)
Massive Attack Ritual Spirit (ep) Melankolic Recordings Limited This brand new EP by Massive Attack is only four songs – but it offers so much more, it comes as part of an announcement of a bevy of new music, another EP to follow and a full-lengther straight after that. It’s a big statement – in […]Archive
February 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Music Has Always Been There – A Chat with Neneh Cherry
Music is everywhere and all across the Neneh Cherry story. Music, culture, the arts. Music flows through her – and so many of her family members. Music is at the core of her marriage, her life – and so when last year’s return record, Blank Project broke something of a silence it seemed truly remarkable. […]Archive
April 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman