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June 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Glen Campbell: Adiós
Glen Campbell Adiós UMe Recorded during the same sessions that resulted in See You There and deliberately held back to be released as a final album in his lifeftime, Adiós is about as lovely (bittersweet, of course) as a late-stage Glen Campbell record could be. Weepy guitars and strings that cling to the arrangements and […]Archive
June 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Florence + The Machine: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Florence + The Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Universal Records THE NEW FLORENCE + THE MACHINE ALBUM IS BIG! NOT SURE IT’S REALLY BLUE, NOR BEAUTIFUL DESPITE ITS TITLE – BUT IT IS BETTER THAN THAT SECOND ALBUM, OR THE UNPLUGGED ALBUM, IT JUST SEEMS TOO LONG SINCE THAT DEBUT, AND WHERE THAT […]Archive
September 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Lorde: The Love Club EP
Lorde The Love Club EP Universal Music Any article that tells you anything about Lorde – and really what is there to know, ultimately? – feels like hype transliterated. She’s 16 don’t you know? Well, actually, we do know because everyone tells us. She made this music in her bedroom at home – alone, went […]Archive
July 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Jamie Cullum: Momentum
Jamie Cullum Momentum Island/Universal I’m quite sure that Momentum is Jamie Cullum’s best album but that doesn’t mean I’m all that enthused by it or even close to enamoured with it. The only reason I know there are/were other Jamie Cullum albums is because of my past life as a retailer, bagging up all the […]Archive
July 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Jay-Z: Magna Carta Holy Grail
Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Universal Music It’s good. You know, I think a lot of people decided it couldn’t be because this billionaire didn’t deserve even more success; didn’t deserve to make money by cynically distributing the album with a new (clever) deal that could only work for one or two names in music. […]Archive
April 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
James Blake: Overgrown
James Blake Overgrown Island Republic You will read a gushing review of this album, the new one by James Blake on any other corner of the internet. But I can’t do that. I can’t lie. You see I tried – once again. I tried with this album – just like I tried with the debut. […]Archive
April 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Willy Moon: Here’s Willy Moon
Willy Moon Here’s Willy Moon Island Records Group/Universal There was an iPod ad, featuring Willy Moon’s apparent retro-chic and his song Yeah Yeah and now there’s an album. He’s a Kiwi but he’ll put on an almost-British accent in an interview it seems, since he’s lived in the UK for a few years. Watch the […]Archive
June 10, 2011 by Simon Sweetman