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December 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Natalie Prass: The Future And The Past

Natalie Prass The Future And The Past ATO Records I so loved Natalie Prass’ 2015 self-titled debut. Strong songs, a great voice, clever – quirky – arrangements, but this sense of tradition and adhering to it, conventional song structures; a tremendous collaboration between her and friend, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Matthew E. White.

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October 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer: Not Dark Yet

Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer Not Dark Yet SILVER CROSS RECORDS It’s the first album-length collaboration from sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer – ten songs, nine of them covers, and just 37 minutes. It’s a harrowing, but lovely little ride through dark emotions. Plenty of baggage here. A cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Lungs, […]

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January 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #182 – First Aid Kit, Wellington, 2012

Every other year there’s an Arts Festival and there’s always some good acts – sometimes you’re blown away over and again…Well it was great to see First Aid Kit, they were very good. Amazing voices, but I remember thinking they needed a really great backing band…it could have been so much better – still a […]

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January 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sisters: Film

Sisters Director: Jason Moore Little Stranger/Everyman Pictures/Universal Pictures It would be easy, I’m sure, for someone to tell you that Sisters – a vehicle built entirely for the dazzling but effortless chemistry between and individual talents of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – was lazy, crude, cheap, silly. But it’s still fun – and importantly […]