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May 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sunny War: With The Sun
Sunny War With The Sun Hen House Studios Sunny War is a gifted guitarist and singer – a great lyricist and songwriter – she’s also got backstory to hook you in: A teenage runaway, etc. But really, it’s about the music she’s making, and the way she’s going it – across With The Sun you’ll […]Archive
February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman’s Classic Self-Titled Debut
A couple of weeks back we’re driving back into Wellington, having been up the coast. It was a long Sunday drive and we had been playing a bunch of Sunday afternoon music in the car: Paul Buchanan’s Mid Air, Mark Lanegan’s I’ll Take Care Of You, Lawrence Arabia’s The Sparrow, Paul & Linda McCartney’s Ram, […]Archive
October 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Incubus: If Now Now, When?
Incubus If Not Now, When? Sony I like to believe that Incubus has named its new album after the Tracy Chapman song. It’s so very unlikely but it would almost excuse the contents. Now, I’m not picking a fight with Chapman or her fans – I was a card-carrying, paid up member of her crowd […]Archive
November 21, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1749
Tracy Chapman, Crossroads (1989) I liked the first four Tracy Chapman albums. I really liked (and still like) that debut album – as I’ve already told you. But hot on its heels was this, Crossroads. I first bought the tape – and maybe I even liked this album more. It never bruised the charts like […]Archive
September 8, 2011 by Simon Sweetman