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March 31, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Josh Rouse: The Happiness Waltz
Josh Rouse The Happiness Waltz Yep Roc/Southbound It’s very much a case of this being Josh Rouse’s return to form. And though I traced around this idea already, I’m still playing The Happiness Waltz regularly, still feeling its love, its warmth, its easy-going nature. Rouse returns to the sound of his best albums 1972 (2003) [...]Archive
March 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London
Robyn Hitchcock Love From London Yep Roc/Southbound It’s hard to think of a time when Robyn Hitchcock was out of form as such – and a great run continues with this, his latest. At 60, having released some two-dozen albums with The Soft Boys, The Egyptians, Venus 3 and as a solo act – including [...]Archive
February 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Richard Thompson: Electric
Richard Thompson Electric Southbound I can’t lie – much as I was excited about the idea of a new Richard Thompson album, I was a little bit scared with all this early talk of “folk-funk” and such. Electric, Thompson’s latest, features a tight trio tearing through typical Thompson fare. And though that folk-funk description is [...]Archive
February 22, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Songs For Christchurch: Various Artists
Various Artists Songs For Christchurch Southbound Released today – and any New Zealander will know today is the second anniversary of the 2011 February Christchurch quake – this album, a compilation of songs (called Songs For Christchurch) is a project that has been pulled together in the wake of the quake, indeed it has taken [...]Archive
February 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman