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March 18, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror

Pearl Charles Magic Mirror Kanine Records Pearl Charles reminds me of Weyes Blood – which is to say there is that throwback to the 1970s, to AOR and MOR but with the twist of modern vitality; a determined hipness that is never arch but which marks the work as more than just throwback; as its […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1970s, ABBA, Album Review, AOR, Carpenters, Kamine Records, Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, Magic Mirror, MOR, Pearl Charles, Pearl Charles: Magic Mirror, Soft-Rock, Weyes Blood, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 197: Marnie Karmelita Previews the 2020 NZ Festival

Welcome to episode 197 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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November 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 213

Weyes Blood, Titanic Rising (2019) I reckon this is the album of the year – very close to it, certainly one of my standouts. And I loved Weyes Blood already, particularly her third album, but this is another level. When I reviewed this album earlier in the year I was in Melbourne, listening to the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2019, A Mistake, Aldous Harding, Carl Shuker, LP, Natalie Mering, NZ Tour 2020, Record, Rough Trade Session, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 213, Titanic Rising, Vinyl, Weyes Blood ·

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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Weyes Blood: Rough Trade Session (ep)

Weyes Blood Rough Trade Session (ep) Sub Pop Records Weyes Blood’s Titanic Rising is probably my single favourite album of the year. It’s the first record of 2019 that I remember making my head spin. I want to wrap it in cotton wool and keep it always – I have listened to it a lot […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, EP, Live Session, Natalie Mering, Rough Trade Session (ep), Sub Pop Records, Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood, Weyes Blood: Rough Trade Session (ep), You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Weyes Blood To Play Three NZ Shows (March, 2020)

Weyes Blood aka Natalie Laura Mering returns to New Zealand for three shows in March of next year. Her first appearance here in a couple of years, her first appearances out of Wellington and her first since the stunning 2019 album Titanic Rising (easily one of my picks for record of the year). Not only Weyes […]
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August 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Drugdealer: Raw Honey 

Drugdealer Raw Honey Mexican Summer/Southbound This, the second album by Drugdealer – a name given to a project helmed by late-blooming wunderkind Michael Collins – is another clever selection of Record Collection Pop; songs you could fool yourself into thinking you’re sure you’ve heard before. A trace of Beach Boys here, some summer 70s feel-good daze there. But actually it’s […]
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April 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising 

Weyes Blood  Titanic Rising  Sub Pop Records  Karen Carpenter is alive. And well. She’s survived. She has continued to sing with that voice – clear as a bell. She is the modern-day torch singer. She is a soothsayer connecting us to the ugly truths of this age, reminding us of the amazing opportunities in and around the daze. She’s now writing […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Enya, Father John Misty, Flannery O'Connor, Heather Nova, Joni Mitchell, Karen Carpenter, Natalie Mering, Sub Pop, Sub Pop Records, Titanic Rising, Weyes Blood, Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising, Wise Blood, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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