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August 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
PJ Harvey: All About Eve (Original Music)
PJ Harvey All About Eve (Original Music) Invada Records As PJ Harvey sends out the demo-versions of her earlier albums to the world it’s worth remembering that late last year there was a brand new album by the singer/songwriter. A brand new album – but also a side-hustle of sorts; a newly composed score for […]Archive
November 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Jesca Hoop: STONECHILD
Jesca Hoop STONECHILD Memphis Industries Jesca Hoop’s previous record – Memories Are Now – was her gold-standard; it moved her from the one-to-watch list to the one-to-listen-to pile. And in my case it was the one-to-listen-to-on-repeat pile. One of the best albums of 2017 for me. By quite a way. It was a perfect study […]Archive
January 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Brisa Roché: Father
Brisa Roché Father Black Ash/Wagram Brisa Roché is an American artist – she’s lived much of her life in France and though she has five (mostly excellent) albums behind her it’s this, her sixth, Father, that will truly resonate. Poetry, art, songwriting – her chief influence is the work of PJ Harvey – it all […]Archive
August 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 385
Pete Fountain, Pete’s Place – Recorded “Live” At Pete Fountain’s French Quarter Inn, New Orleans (1964) Look, I couldn’t tell you I was a fan of Pete Fountain ahead of hearing this – but I had heard his name. He was a Dixieland jazz clarinetist and I love his sound; there’s something cookin’ in his […]Archive
December 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Gigs Of The Year: The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017
Every year I see some great shows – and 2017 offered up plenty. There were loads of great shows I missed (Paul McCartney – though I saw him in 1993 at least) and others that someone else will tell you was the best where I thought it was fucking absurd (Future Islands). Still, all up, […]Archive
May 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Gemma Ray (May 6, Wgtn)
Gemma Ray Caroline Saturday, May 6 The British-born, Berlin-based Gemma Ray was in town for a few shows on the back of an Australian tour. Backed by drummer and co-songwriter Andrew Zammit and keyboardist/backing vocalist Gris-de-Lin, Ray’s trio looked – and sounded – like a Tarantino dream; like something you’d see and hear in a […]Archive
March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Daniel’s Curse: You Do Not Listen To The Artist’s Music On The Day Of The Gig!
I first became aware of Daniel’s Curse in 2004. I had travelled to Sydney to visit some friends and was combining this trip with the chance to see PJ Harvey. It was a great gig – she announced shortly after that show a mini-retirement and didn’t perform again for three years; when she returned she […]Archive
January 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 6 – Five Female Artists With Songs That Made Me Go ‘Wow’
Tonight I’m playing a bunch of records down at the San Fran – all female artists, mostly a 1980s set I reckon, but I have a few things that spill out either side, so we’ll see where the night goes… So in honour of that – and the amazing PJ Harvey show earlier this week […]Archive
January 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: PJ Harvey (January 25, Wgtn)
PJ Harvey MFC Wednesday, January 25 No opening act – thankfully! – and at just after 8pm PJ Harvey and the all-male 9-piece backing band of multi-instrumentalists take to the stage with side-drummers shuffling them on in a near-funereal march. Backlit, save for a spotlight on the star, it’s to half a dozen songs straight […]Archive
January 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting PJ Harvey’s Masterpiece: Let England Shake
When I first heard Let England Shake by PJ Harvey, I did not like it. I didn’t like it at all. I just did not connect with it. The title song was okay, and I quite liked second track, The Last Living Rose. But I wrote it off as a misstep in her career; a […]Archive
August 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman