When the Under the Covers collaboration between power pop veteran Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles fame was announced, there must have been …

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Intelligent, witty, wilful, vulnerable, contrary, mind-bogglingly talented, possessing a steely resolve and yet still able to project a balance of both vulnerability and approachability utterly …

1982s English Settlement had achieved a lot for XTC. Their first top ten album was also home to their first top ten single, and they …

Billy Joel is a musician who has always been capable of greatness. The Stranger is a brilliant slice of singer songwriter greatness, and Cold Spring …

Sometimes it’s just nice to discover an act that you weren’t expecting. I first encountered the name of Pugwash when I stumbled across footage of …

Few acts have ever managed the career trajectory that Crowded House managed to pull off during their initial decade-long run from 1986 to 1996. Their …

The Move were one of those psyche-pop acts of the late 60s that were able to release great singles, but albums success always seemed to …

While Randy Newman had been a songwriter for others since 1960, and he had released his debut single at the tender young age of 18 …

There have been numerous times in the history of popular song when quiet has proved to be the new the new loud, in fact it …