Something distinctly unusual for me in terms of my music buys. Read several reviews, sampled the Dacus Bandcamp page and found myself engaged, open to something new and agree with the recommendations made herein. My suggestion: This chick is going to mature nicely. I'm especially drawn to her harder rock moments scattered throughout the LP. Truly worth a listen.

Clever, accessible, clearly Brit-Pop and a fine display of Blur as a deft unit, making for a one of a kind Pop glimpse into the British working class... Notably its travails and also its joys. My suggestion: Blur never made another record of this stature again. Damon Albarn decided to get arty along with the line-up conflict which resulted in a lot of interesting Albarn dominated "singles" blended with music best categorized as an acquired taste. Oh, and some curious cartoon art, etc. ... read more

Perhaps because of this LPs guitar popishness tied to socioeconomic/environmental/socio-political issues were just enough at the right moment to tug on my empathy/compassion heartstrings that I found myself relating readily to all 11 tracks? Given its easy going, dancy presentation this NO release is one of my favs. Here's my suggestion: Spring of '93 found this tasty gem in the stores. And after all these years I still find it fresh, relevant and entertaining. Kind of like a mindless film ... read more

Remarkable restraint is how AllMusic's Heather Phares described this trio of deft musicians in the making of this record. For me, I thought at first to declare Liminal to be austere. But, after several listens, I am less inclined to label it as extremely plain or unadorned because it is neither. Yes, the LP does present itself as a bit on the minimalist side, but, that makes it all the more attractive to me. Track 6, Tumbling Lights was how I came to discover the band. HBO's Sharp Objects uses ... read more