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September 11, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Erin Rae: Lagniappe Session (ep)

Erin Rae Lagniappe Session (ep) Independent / Aquarium Drunkard The great Aquarium Drunkard site/blog started up this thing a while back called the Lagniappe Sessions – getting artists to record covers and inspirations, a short-form thing, an EP the result. It’s been a great way to discover both new musical talent (the artist) and rediscover […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Aquarium Drunkard, Carole King, Covers, Duchess, EP, Erin Rae, Erin Rae & The Meanwhiles, Erin Rae: Lagniappe Session (ep), Gene Clark, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Lagniappe Session, Lagniappe Session (ep), Lagniappe Sessions, Putting On Airs, Scott Walker, Singer/Songwriter, Some Misunderstanding, The Monkees, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, You Must Ask The Heart ·

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August 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #5 – Scott Walker, “Stretch”

Scott Walker, Stretch, 1973 I’ve spent 20 years of my life – or thereabouts – writing about music. Some days I’ll wear the vague job description of “Critic” like a badge; more often it’s a target on my back. But when I read things like: [This Album] received negative reviews from the majority of critics […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “Stretch”, 1973, Crap Albums I Love, Crap Albums I Love # 5, Scott Walker, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #5 – Scott Walker ·

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July 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] 

Various Artists: Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Three Six Zero Recordings/Columbia Records Straight up, I’ll tell you that I fucking loved this movie! And I would have been prepared to love the soundtrack just for the Scott Walker score. And when I say that I mean just for exisiting – I was on board with the idea before hearing it, or […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Film, Movie, Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Score, Scott Walker, Sia, Songs, Soundtrack, Three Six Zero Recordings/Columbia Records, V/A, V/A: Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], Various Artists, Vox Lux, Vox Lux [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Vox Lux: DVD

Vox Lux  Director: Brady Corbet  Madman  Vox Lux comes from actor/director Brady Corbet. It’s the 30-year-old’s second full-length feature and it’s something of a Sunset Blvd. for the me/#metoo generation; a 21st century masterpiece.   Spanning 1999-2017 and narrated – brilliantly, exacerbating the fable-like quality of it – by Willem Dafoe, the film tells the coming of age and then comeback of Celeste Montgomery. Played […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Brady Corbet, DVD Review, Film Review, Jude Law, Madman, Movie Review, Natalie Portman, Pop, pop star, Scott Walker, Sia, Vox Lux: DVD, Willem Dafoe, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 47: David Ackles – “American Gothic”

Here’s one of those ones – I’d heard the name David Ackles, knew about him, knew – vaguely – what to expect, the sound, etc. I’m sure I’ve heard a few songs here and there but I do know I had never heard this – nor any of his albums right through. And wow, this blew […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums Challenge, 1001 Albums To, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1970s, 1972, American Gothic, Another Friday Night, Bernie Taupin, Blood Sweat and Tears, David Ackles, David Ackles – “American Gothic”, David Clayton-Thomas, Elton John, Randy Newman, Scott Walker, Seventies, Songwriter, Songwriting, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 47, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 47: David Ackles – “American Gothic”, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Cold Sweat Music: Ghastly-Wonderful Stuff…

Scott Walker’s, Bish Bosch – I could barely make sense of it. But I love it.  It was late. I was up, alone, headphones in, checking out the album – all I’d had to go on previously was this clip. And that’s the most energetic/lively piece on the album. The rest of it has the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bish Bosch, Cold Sweat, Cold Sweat Music, Cold Sweat Music: Ghastly-Wonderful Stuff…, Ghastly-Wonderful, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Scott Walker, Swans, The Final Cut, The Seer, The Wall, Tommy ·

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October 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Thinking about Scott Walker: Music Without Compromise

Even when I’m not listening to Scott Walker I’m (almost) always thinking about him. I realised this recently revisiting this excellent book of writings about Walker. I realised this recently when someone asked me to name one great recent/ish music documentary and without pause for second thought I pounced on 30 Century Man. I hunt […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Music Without Compromise, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, Thinking about Scott Walker, Thinking about Scott Walker: Music Without Compromise ·

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April 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Ed Kuepper: Lost Cities

Ed Kuepper Lost Cities Prince Melon Records Ed Kuepper shows no signs of slowing – and here there’s a hue to his voice that’s reminiscent of Climate of Hunter-era Scott Walker; basically Scott but not full-warble. Kuepper’s songs are little highway ghosts – as on Fever Dream which feels like the very perfect evocation of […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Climate of Hunter, Ed Kuepper, Lost Cities, Scott Walker, The Return of the Mail-Order Bridegroom ·

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August 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler

I remember one time at school some guy told me “the best guitarist in the world is Mark Knopfler”. I laughed at him. Not entirely sure why – I’ve always been a fan. But it just didn’t sit with me – and to give this full context, this was way back – mid-80s, when Knopfler […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Aztec Camera, Best Guitarist, Bob Dylan, Cal, Dire Straits, Emmylou Harris, Facebook, Guitar, Guitarist, Last Exit To Brooklyn, Local Hero, Mark Knopfler, Phantom Billstickers, Randy Newman, Scott Walker, Soundtrack Composer, The Best Guitarist In The World, The Best Guitarist in The World # 8, The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler, The Princess Bride, Willy DeVille ·

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July 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Swans: Not Here/Not Now

Swans Not Here/Not Now Young God Oh shit, I wouldn’t have a clue how to write about Swans – particularly the recent albums. I loved The Seer – well, I was frightened by it, intrigued, I felt like it pulverised me but in the end it was love, yes. And yet I did not write […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Live, Live Album, Melvins, Michael Gira, Not Here, Not Here/Not Now, Not Now, Scott Walker, Sonic Youth, Swans, The Seer, To Be Kind ·

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April 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Jim Wilson: A Tinker’s Cuss # 14

Yesterday morning at 6:30am I arrived to walk Mt Eden Hill in Auckland City. It was dark and misty and there was dew on the ground. These are ideal circumstances for me as Auckland can get mighty hot and I miss the cool and damp mornings of Christchurch and Dunedin. In the car park there […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Tinker's Cuss, A Tinker's Cuss # 14, George Saunders, Jim Wilson, No Regrets, Phantom Billstickers, Scott Walker, The Walker Brothers, Writing ·

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January 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Chris Abrahams: Memory Night

Chris Abrahams Memory Night Room 40 Chris Abrahams is best known for his work with The Necks – their most recent album, Open, was my album of the year for 2013; or at least one of my albums of what was an amazing year of music. But Abrahams also has a solo career – and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brian Eno, Chris Abrahams, Memory Night, Nils Frahm, Scott Walker, The Necks ·
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