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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Lambchop: TRIP

Lambchop TRIP Merge Records I love Lambchop so much that even the thought of Kurt Wagner trying to croon via a vocoder wasn’t going to put me off…until they went to that well once too often (ie: twice) and I just haven’t really been able to care about the last few Lamchop albums – haven’t […]
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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Mould: Blue Hearts

Bob Mould Blue Hearts Merge Records Bob Mould has, on some level, been offering variations of the same deceptively simple song throughout much of his 30 year solo career. And I mean that in the best possible way. And if the hardcore want to point to some of the stylistic variations then certainly, across the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beauty and Ruin, Blue Hearts, Bob Mould, Bob Mould: Blue Hearts, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Patch The Sky, Protest, Silver Age, Sugar, Sunshine Rock, Trio ·

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March 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

William Tyler: Music From First Cow

William Tyler Music From First Cow [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Merge Records I’m excited to hear this – firstly because it’s a new offering from William Tyler. And I’ve followed him across EPs and albums and will listen to anything that features him. Secondly it’s a movie soundtrack and he’s been making his own sonic […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, First Cow, Guitar, Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt, Merge, Merge Records, Music From First Cow, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Score, Soundtrack, The Half Life, William Tyler, William Tyler: Music From First Cow, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock

Bob Mould Sunshine Rock Merge Records A few short years ago I thought Beauty & Ruin was one of the best things Bob Mould had ever done – and I’d hope that was saying something given the bands he made and played in ahead of his busy-enough, solid-af solo career.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Beauty & Ruin, Bob Mould, Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Grant Hart, Husker Du, Jason Narducy, Jon Wurster, Merge Records, Patch The Sky, Silver Age, Sugar, Sunshine Rock, Superchunk, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights: Bobbie’s a girl

David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights Bobbie’s a girl Merge I think Nick Bollinger said it best (he often does) when talking about David Kilgour’s songs. He was speaking specifically to the lead single from this new album (Smoke You Right Out Of Here) – and if you want to hear his exact words click […]
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May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

William Tyler: Goes West 

William Tyler  Goes West  Merge Records  While a small part of me sits waiting for William Tyler to be offered a soundtrack project to showcase his amazing playing, composing and arranging skills, the bigger part realises that in some way Tyler has always been making soundtrack albums. This one, his latest, documents his journey from Nashville to LA, a new home and […]
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October 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Mountain Goats: Hex of Infinite Binding EP

The Mountain Goats Hex of Infinite Binding EP Merge Records I guess it should come as no surprise but John Darnielle and his Mountain Goats continue to release great music – and this, since becoming “a real band”. The delicate piano drops and woodwind motifs that hover in and around the opening brace of song […]
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August 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

David Kilgour & The Heavy 8s: End Times Undone

David Kilgour & The Heavy 8s End Times Undone Merge Records He’ll never make a bad record – it just can’t happen. It’s not in him. It’s within him to always knock it out of the park, that giant slug and then a nonchalant shrug. And so, yes, here we have End Times Undone, Kilgour’s […]
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May 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Richard Buckner: Bloomed – 20th Anniversary Edition

Richard Buckner Bloomed: 20th Anniversary Edition Merge Records Merge Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a series of reissues, among them this reissue of Richard Buckner’s 1994 debut, Bloomed. Here offered up in CD and vinyl versions with a bonus disc/download of 11 demos, live versions and radio sessions. There’s some interesting material on […]
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