rescuing musical virtue in distress.
A great week of live shows, cool music to write about and groovy people to hang around with. As always, support music and those who make it, buy some merch or just spread the word. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZeuPncPPZclSJpKjIMwPD?si=45ba711d6d6e4a9c
Some music, the derivative stuff, is nothing more than a signal to the listener that they have the same favourite band as you. But enough about Interpol and their alter-egos Editors. Listen to them and you might as well just go back and listen to those old Joy Divison records? Cut out the middle men... Continue Reading →
Been a bit rushed of late but the weekly playlist is finally back. Check out just some of the great music I have been working with and writing about of late. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4UswJYl09qzdq6ljkUjpEI?si=1062f0dddd9143ff
Often songs are written specifically around an idea or theme that the writer wishes to explore but does so knowing that it is natural for the listener to find their own meanings and relevance in the song. With Sweeps, even writer Drew Forsberg admits that “The exact subject of the song is open for interpretation. I... Continue Reading →
On their way to their next full-album release, The Persian Leaps have dropped this gorgeous track like enticing sonic breadcrumbs through the dark and dangerous forest of modern music. Hang on, that trail delivered two innocents into the hands of a malevolent witch…maybe that wasn't quite the best analogy. Anyway, When This Gets Out is... Continue Reading →
Quite a long and eclectic list this week, but that just shows how busy I've been, I guess. Please listen, explore the artists further and maybe buy some of their music, let's show grassroots musicians just how much we value what they do. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fOD6YRf8KT0TyUjip2LGP?si=gh67JLz7S8ug0IZp14irhw
If you have ever wondered where power-pop ends and indie rock begins, I reckon it is somewhere between the urgent, staccato verses and the contagious choruses of Lost Cause, not that you can see the join…nor would anyone with any sense care to search for it. Why look a sonic gift-horse in the mouth, especially... Continue Reading →
Another great week for underground, grassroots and off the radar music. Here is just the tip of the sonic iceberg. As always check the artists out, explore the back catalogue and buy a track, an album perhaps even a t-shirt and help keep these lovely people making the world a brighter place. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/75mFDoHpIZoYZ5V8oZ7xy6?si=PhfdxTNCQhSfEn80x5NuuQ
Bang! Straight in. That’s how you make an impression. But then with the overall song weighing at just over two minutes there isn’t any time to mess around with enticing intros and tantalising sonics teasers. The Persian Leaps get straight to work, you have to admire that. Depending on which era you were born into you’d... Continue Reading →
