Oh what a contrast you were, to the brutes in the halls!
I discovered how important The Shins were when I first heard 'Turn A Square' via Instagram. The hook was so simple, the melody did challenge me but in a strange, nervous way. This energy is found, discarded, reignited and calmed throughout this whole project. James Mercer serves as a reminder to us all that pop music is pop music because of its infectiousness. Whether you search wholeheartedly for the intricacies in every ... read more
Nina Persson must have liked this, it’s the 60s First Band On the Moon!!
A highly provocative, masterfully mixed and written piece of art that further demonstrates how important R.E.M are to the collection of art to come out of the United States.
Instrumentation is playful and colourful!! Action Bronson and The Alchemist are excellent on Lamb Over Rice.
By definition, this last collection from Cash's 'American' collection is bittersweet. Its intensely difficult to separate this piece of art from the frailness of Cash's voice; unwavering in its stare toward death.
Released the year before Cash were to die, 'American IV' is a fantastic final instalment of a series of albums that bookends Cash's official living catalogue. Harboured with stripped country covers of classic folk songs like Lennon's 'In ... read more
Pushing out of the art colleges with their shaggy bowl cuts and loose swaying psychedelia, Blur, who had only recently changed their name from Seymour, emerged with the single in 1990 'She's So High'. As the official opener for both the band and the album, 'She's So High' enforces most of what comes from these early stages for Blur. The lyricism is youthfully explorative, somewhat flirtatious and psychedelic. Coxon's vast board of compositional gadgets mash ... read more