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September 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Tracy Chapman
That first Tracy Chapman album is a masterpiece. I loved it when I first heard it – remember vividly listening to it on the side of the road over and over. My mum had to sleep after a long drive and a rough ferry crossing, so we parked up out of Wellington and while she […]Archive
April 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: All That You Have Is Your Soul
You can give up your mind, at least some of the time, you can give them your body, maybe the best years of your life. And they’ll take a little piece of your heart – even if you won’t admit it. But please don’t let them take your soul. Don’t let them steal it from you – they will do so when you’re complacent, your dreams and any other schemes lying adjacent, you slowly dying on […]Archive
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