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February 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
@Peace: Girl Songs (ep)
@Peace Girl Songs FrequencyMedia Let me say right away that I liked the self-titled @Peace album. I did. It felt fresh, it was enjoyable; it caught me at the right time. And I still can’t make my mind up about Home Brew – is it possible that something can be important without actually being all [...]Archive
February 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Solange: True
Solange True Rhythmethod It doesn’t matter that the folk at Okayplayer love this; that the Onion’s AV Club called it “one of the most irresistible pop records of 2012” – none of that is true about True. What’s true about True is that the opener, Losing You is a great song – a perfect piece [...]Archive
December 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
Public Service Broadcasting: The War Room
Public Service Broadcasting The War Room Test Card Recordings British duo Public Service Broadcasting take audio snippets that are in the public domain and recontextualise them, shaping words from the past into tunes for the present/future by layering both rock and electronica ideas underneath the extracts from propaganda films. In this case, for their second [...]Archive
November 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1487
Azealia Banks, 1991 EP (2012) I was sent a copy of this EP – a download – and obviously the reason anyone got hold of this EP was because of 212. It swamps the EP; the other three songs don’t really come close. But 212 was such a banger that I decided I wanted the [...]Archive
April 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1540
Suzanne Vega, Live In London 1986 (1986) I’ve had a few people tell me I’m lucky to have this – that it’s rare or something. Well, I never could find the CD so I bought the LP, pretty sure it was the first Suzanne Vega album I had (on vinyl anyways). I’m a huge fan [...]Archive
March 26, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1561
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Whatever Happened To My Rock’n’Roll [Single/EP] (2001) It’s a double single, four songs, four sides. So as well as the title song there’s Red Eyes And Tears, Fail Safe and Down Here. Good times. I like some of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club/B.R.M.C. stuff – but I went and saw them [...]Archive
March 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1567
Robert Fripp, Network (1985) A network is important for a guitarist like Robert Fripp. I’ve been enjoying this mini-album/EP. It showcases some of his musical friends (Daryl Hall, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno) but it also, naturally, showcases Fripp. You might hear him play wilder stuff elsewhere – but there’s a logical [...]Archive
March 21, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1570
Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again EP (2011) People started talking up Michael Kiwanuka – I kept getting sent the clip of Whole Lotta Love. Good on him, but I just didn’t get the buzz based on that. Maybe because the world doesn’t really need any (more) Led Zeppelin covers. It was a different story as soon [...]Archive
February 7, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1633
The Tall Dwarfs, Throw A Sickie (1986) I love The Tall Dwarfs. Not really much more that needs saying. And any time that I miss them – or the solo albums by Chris Knox or Alec Bathgate – I put on a record and they’re there. This lo-fi/DIY/kitchen-sink stuff creates a feeling they are in [...]Archive
January 14, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1666
Th’ Dudes, So You Wanna Be A Rock’n’Roll Star (1982) First of all my brother had the split CD with this and six songs from Hello Sailor. And we loved it (the whole family loved it). I was, at the time, more taken with Th’ Dudes portion than the Sailor stuff. But that was because [...]Archive
January 10, 2012 by Simon Sweetman