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Not Forgotten: Pugwash – Play This Intimately (As if Among Friends)
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 Pugwash main man Thomas Walsh fronting Matt Berry and his backing band to deliver a storming version of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die”, but it took my longer than …
See: Harlea releases new video for ‘You Don’t Get It’
Birmingham born, London raised Harlea made quite the entrance last year with her debut tracks ‘Miss Me’ and ‘You Don’t Get It’. Now she returns with her brand-new single ‘Beautiful Mess’ out now via Absolute Label Services. ‘Beautiful Mess’ sees Harlea ready to step into the limelight. The new single is a stylish, hook filled …
Track: Ro – Diary
Hailing originally from Western Australia’s gorgeous Margaret River region, Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Ro has just released a delightful, whimsical debut single called “Diary” that wearily expounds her desire to let her lover read her diary to see what she really thinks. Ro explains: “The chorus has a bit of irony, because I don’t actually recommend giving …
A Buyers Guide to Crowded House (1986-1996)
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 debut album did solid business in the USA with their debut album on the back of a pair of big hit singles, while they struggled to make much of an …
New Music : Cajsa Siik’s ‘Low Light Key Sessions’ EP
Scandinavian singer/songwriter Cajsa Siik has returned with a new EP called Low Light Key Sessions, and it’s a decidedly quieter, more introspective collection of songs. Compared to her previous releases, 2017s Domino and 2014s Contra, Low Light Key Sessions feels like a beautifully sentimental journey, albeit a short one. At just five tracks, Sessions gets …
A Buyers Guide to Electric Light Orchestra
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 elude them. Originally formed in the middle of the decade from what were perceived to be the top guys from the best three or four local Birmingham beat groups, The …
Not Forgotten: Randy Newman – Randy Newman
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 in 1962, his self titled debut album would not see the light of day until the middle of 1968. A distinctly un-rock and roll record, Randy Newman was heavily orchestrated …
Not Forgotten: José Feliciano – Feliciano!
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 is something that happens so frequently, that every few years a new generation manages to discover the singular delights of José Feliciano, and this pleasant album of acoustic covers of …
Album Review: Modern Studies – Welcome Strangers
Modern Studies’ first album was a lovely pastoral piece of folk-pop, built up around the sound of an old harmonium. Since then seemingly every hipster-Adam-Boyle-type has got themsleves a harmonium, and so it’s good to hear Modern Studies filling out their sound more. The vibe is still relatively downbeat, but trombones and strings are more …
Video Premiere : Immigration Unit’s “Wasting Mornings”
The Pangea-based band Immigration Unit have just released their new video for the track “Wasting Mornings”. The video precedes the June 29th release of their EP Sofa Heroes. About the EP: The EP features the songs SOFA HEROES, WASTING MORNINGS and FAR INSIDE (live) and two remixes produced by Manuel Gagneux (Aka Birdmask – leader …