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Category Archives: Music
Everything Was Beautiful by Spiritualized
Spectacularly pleasing noise
Loaded by The Velvet Underground
Her life was saved by rock’n’roll
Still Life by Carson McHone
It’s not country. It’s not soul. It’s not indie. It must be indie-country-soul.
Classic Objects by Jenny Hval
Dreaming doesn’t have copyright
Rifles And Rosary Beads by Mary Gauthier
A record of hurt, healing and hope written by Mary Gauthier with service members and spouses
Lullabies by Cocteau Twins
Ethereal and operatic vocals playing over a guitar sound which prioritises effects over melodies
Get Back (single) by The Beatles
There have been eleven different versions of “Get Back” released.
In My Own Time by Karen Dalton
“Karen Dalton understood the blues better than the folk milieu she was hanging out with”
The Voltarol Years by Half Man Half Biscuit
Britains greatest folk band mix humour and pathos
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars by The Weather Station
Dread and despondency
Past Masters Volume One by The Beatles
Mopping up the non-album songs from the world’s best band.
I’m Not Sorry, I Was Just Being Me by King Hannah
“We want to sound authentic and real”
Maria McKee by Maria McKee
“I’ve got a big voice. I’m loud. I’m learning how to sing quiet”
A Salty Dog by Procol Harum
Procol Harum’s finest hour was “A Salty Dog”. Discuss.
A Song For Me by Family
“I was talking. I was shouting. Listen. Please don’t turn away”
Taking Some Time On. Underground Sounds of 1970 by Various Artists
In the 1970 Underground scene, everything is connected.
Truth by Jeff Beck
Mickie Most said ‘All that wangy-yangy Hendrix stuff is history’. I said ‘No it ain’t, pal. Not as far as I’m concerned.’
Barn by Neil Young
Songs that open a window to our souls
Greetings From L.A. by Tim Buckley
“Even in this horrific atmosphere, there can still be a lot of musical activity going on”
Box Of Pin-Ups. The British Sounds of 1965 by Various Artists
Suzy Quatro’s future husband, a group managed by The Kray Twins and the singer of “Grocer Jack”
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief
Replete with sonic diversity
The Best Of Van Morrison by Van Morrison
This is not the best of Van Morrison
Exit 0 by Steve Earle & The Dukes
There ain’t no peace for an angry young man.
The Killer Inside Me by Green On Red
In which Dan Stuart unlocks the cellar door of the American psyche, revealing the violence that dwells within each and every one of us.
Heard A Long Gone Song by Lisa O’Neill
“As I walked down by the riverside, one evening in the spring, heard a long song gone from days gone by”
Colin Scot by Colin Scot
What do King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Elton John, Brinsley Schwarz, Strawbs, Lindisfarne, Rare Bird, Affinity and Tudor Lodge have in common?
Sing The Delta by Iris DeMent
“I go to songs to make my internal world work better”
Cat Mother by Cat Mother
Only available on vinyl
Family by Thompson
A musically fabulous and lyrically compelling album.
If Only There Was A River by Anna St Louis
An album of beauty, sophistication and intelligence.
Bryter Later by Nick Drake
Disconnection
So by Peter Gabriel
How important is the running order of an album?
On The Shore by Trees
The gap between progressive rock music and prog rock is similar to the gap between a raconteur and a pub bore. This is classic progressive rock.
The Twelve Inch Singles by Soft Cell
Pages from True Love Stories
Mark Hollis by Mark Hollis
“I try and make an album that is unique. To try and make an album that is outside the period in which it’s written or recorded”
Get Back – Rooftop Performance by The Beatles
The Beatles second live album
California Bloodlines by John Stewart
“Mother country. I do love you.”
Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
The second of three albums that Fairport Convention released in 1969.
For Everyman by Jackson Browne
Thinking about “Everyman”
Wilds by The Soundcarriers
Hauntological music is an out of date concept
Don’t Stop Singing by Thea Gilmore and Sandy Denny
The legacy of Sandy Denny
Anais Mitchell by Anais Mitchell
There’s no costume
Veedon Fleece by Van Morrison
An artistic genius communing with a higher power.
Lorca by Tim Buckley
Our body is a vessel for our soul
Moondance by Van Morrison
Transcendental moments of rebirth.
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
25 000 000 copies sold
Tim Buckley by Tim Buckley
“He went from being sort of a bum to all of a sudden making a record.”
Young Man In America by Anais Mitchell
Four years before Trump got elected, Anais Mitchell worries that no one can be trusted to care for America.
Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn
Music for people that own a CD player
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