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August 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Aoife O’Donovan: Bull Frogs Croon (and Other Songs)
Aoife O’Donovan Bull Frogs Croon (and Other Songs) Yep Roc Records If there was ever a voice that might act as a salve against the bruising of this modern world it’s surely Aoife O’Donovan’s – I’ve been a fan of her work since the earliest Crooked Still days but it’s her solo albums where that […]Archive
August 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: August 2020
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… In […]Archive
August 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Emma-Jean Thackray: Rain Dance [EP]
Emma-Jean Thackray Rain Dance [EP] Movementt Emma-Jean Thackray is a DJ, composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. She’s one of the rising stars of the new jazz – her sound is soaked in the vintage but updated via fusion world grooves and the pulse of house music. She’s a phenomenal talent and this EP is full […]Archive
August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 224: Rachel McAlpine
Welcome to episode 224 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys 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 in your Spotify […]Archive
August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Lana Del Rey: Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition]
Lana Del Rey Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition] Audible I’m new to Lana Del Rey appreciation. I wasn’t ever a fan. Until I heard – and heard again (and could not shake) her most recent album, the brilliant Norman Fucking Rockwell! That happened. I was late to the party, but enthusiastic about […]Archive
August 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Monika Herzig: Eternal Dance
Monika Herzig Eternal Dance Savant German-born jazz pianist Monika Herzig won me over here in the weirdest way. Opening an album with an instrumental rendition of Queen’s We Are The Champions is about as perverse as it goes for me in the world of jazz – particularly as I’m an avowed Queen-hater. But it works. […]Archive
August 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Virtual Shadow Ensemble: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!
Virtual Shadow Ensemble KEEP YOUR DISTANCE! Noa Records I want to start by naming everyone involved in the playing and sounds on this album. Your wordsmiths – poets, singers, performers, are Ryan Hendriks, Julian Lubin, Yanina Nana Yaa and Aije. The instrumentalists are Riki Gooch (drums/percussion), JY Lee (flute, sopraono sax), Hasji (KORG Wavedrum, percussion), […]Archive
August 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gold Medal Folds: On Songs For Silverman
Ben Folds’ Songs for Silverman remains my favourite – and the only album really I care about from this guy. Oh, I loved Brick when it was released. And the first two albums made an impression. I just mean that outside of Silverman I’m a greatest hits type guy; that box-set he released does me nicely. […]Archive
August 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Connie Han: Iron Starlet
Connie Han Iron Starlet Mack Avenue What an extraordinary talent Connie Han is – and what a band! This is her third album out front and her best to date. And as it bursts from the speakers, with all the surety that jazz was never dead, has not only always had a pulse but is […]Archive
August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ghostpoet: I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
Ghostpoet I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep Pias America The Ghostpoet name has been Obaro Ejimiwe’s vehicle of choice for delivering his words and message deep inside traces of grime with washes of indie-pop and electronica across the last decade. I was a fan for the first few albums – and then…forgot. Didn’t […]Archive
August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman