Music
Obituary: Bill Withers
“It matters not where I come from in relation to the world, as long as the world and I arrive at a common point at a common time”. So say the sleeve notes on Bill Withers’ debut album ‘Just As I Am’ (released on the dubious Sussex Records, the same that made a mint from …
Track: Quelle Chris & Chris Keys – Sacred Safe
Following on from their 2015 album, Detroit hip-hop veteran and multi-instrumentalist Chris Keys have renewed their partnership for Innocent Country 2, and from it have released Sacred Safe, which features guests Homeboy Sandman, Cavalier and Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards. It’s out on April 24th via Mello Music Group. There’s a feeling of 70s funk jazz …
Track: Deep City – Joyride
Out right now is Joyride, the new single form Cambridgeshire Indie / Electronic / Alt-Pop band Deep City. Written in their home studio and self-produced by the bands Alex – they say of it “We wanted to go for a clean, choppy sound that was Prince-esqe.. Joyride is a more guitar driven track, and astep …
Track: Mush – Fear Index
Not ones to sit around sitting on their hands after the release of their Lauded debut album 3D Routine, Leeds art rockers Mush have jumped back in the studio to record a new 5 track 7” EP “Great Artisanal Formats” which is coming out to coincide with Record Store Day on June 20th via Memphis …
Track: Michael Mayer – Belle De Lune
Despite running the famed German Kompakt label, Michael Mayer hasn’t released anything on it for the last eight years. That’s not to say he hasn’t been busy – anything but. He DJs around the world, has released a DJ Kicks, the collaborative full length album ‘&’, plus remixed for the likes of Metronomy, Weval, Arthur …
News: Relapse to release Death live sets across its digital platforms
In these unsettling times, Relapse records have done something for fans missing live shows. They’ve trawled the archives and are releasing an unreleased live concert onto their socials every week from legendary Florida Death Metal pioneers, Death. The full statement from the record company reads: Relapse Records is proud to present Death: Non Analog – On …
Album Review: Everything is Recorded – Friday Forever
I tend to view concept albums with suspicion so when XL chief Richard Russell’s Everything is Recorded project landed in our inbox, complete with explanation that here was an exploration of Friday nights (the songs even have timings of the evening as part of their timings) my eyes slanted and in a Clint Eastwood way, …
Album Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Viscerals
I’m only gonna write this once: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are ready to release this their 2nd Full Length, the first being the massive and ground breaking “King Of Cowards” back in 2018. For the purposes of not wearing out my keyboard they’ll be referred to forthwith as Pigs x7, and …
Say Psych: Track: Blanketman – Taking You With Me
Blanketman are a new band who sweat and toil in a city called Manchester. Over the last year or two the band have been spearheading a burgeoning scene locally and have gigged extensively throughout the town performing their original brand of restless-legged post-punk, served with a sharper, more sardonic pop edge than many of their more po-faced peers. So sharp in …
TRACK: SPARKS – ONE FOR THE AGES
Legendary pop-pioneers Sparks who are releasing their 24th studio album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ on May 15th Via BMG have just dropped the video for their 4th tease of what is to come from the new album. Titled One For The Ages is keyboard heavy as expected from this duo with the trademark falsetto from …