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November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Gunn: The Unseen In Between
Steve Gunn The Unseen In Between Matador It’s hard to keep up with Steve Gunn – he’s been prolific and very good; so you return to the albums you love. And already there are plenty. Here I am just catching up with this year’s new release (which arrive back in January). One thing that’s been […]Archive
March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Yo La Tengo: There’s A Riot Going On
Yo La Tengo There’s A Riot Going On Matador Yo La Tengo’s umpteenth album shares its title with that famous Sly & The Family Stone record. And the similarities end there really. Well, the comment, I guess, is that this record is born of fraught times, just as that one was. But where Sly channeled […]Archive
March 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
HÆLOS: Full Circle
HÆLOS Full Circle Matador Get ready to be told, elsewhere that HÆLOS sound like the xx, when, if they even do, it’s the xx of the awful and dreary lightning-does-strike-once second-album, not that lush debut. Actually, HÆLOS – awful font and stylised lettering and all – sounds like a throwback to 90s trip-hop – there […]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
October 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust: Last Night On Earth
Lee Ranaldo and The Dust Last Night On Earth Matador Records The best thing about the Sonic Youth hiatus has been the chance for Lee Ranaldo to step out and have a platform. He is even, somewhat nobly I gather, finding work for SY drummer Steve Shelley. A wise choice of course because Shelley is […]Archive
April 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman