Nov 10, 2019 | 2019, Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons, Unfamous |
I’ve previously attempted to highlight the genius of Jason Molina and his various incarnations and bands like Songs Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co. etc. Suffice to say I regard him as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, for whom blues music was a...
Oct 27, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons, Unfamous |
If you don’t know who Damien Jurado is yet, you are in for a treat! Despite releasing his 14th album in 2019, he’s remained relatively unknown to the mainstream. This seems unlikely to last much longer, so try and get to one of his gigs before it’s...
Oct 20, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
One of my all time favourite live artists, Will Oldham, or Bonnie “Prince” Billy if you prefer, is as prolific as he is lyrical. When I first heard a Bonnie “Prince” Billy record I didn’t immediately like it, and I think that’s...
Oct 13, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Electronic music pioneer and classical music revolutionary, Steve Reich is surely one of the most inspiring artists alive today. He’s also been extremely prolific over his lifetime and sometimes that combination can make it difficult to get into his music, so...
Mar 1, 2019 | 2019, Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
When I was a boy, I think this style of music would have been called instrumental hip hop or trip hop or even ambient beats, but now we have lo-fi beats and chill hop. Same same! Fortunately the music’s as good as ever and I’ve found a few good playlists...
Dec 19, 2018 | 2018, Featured, Playlists, Sound & Vision, Toons |
Cripes, 7 years of sharing the best albums I’ve heard with you. Gee, thanks for reading, Mum (I’m assuming you’re the only person who does read it, massive welcome to anyone else!) As per, the main event is the shortlisted top ten(ish) which is this...