In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No30 Feed Me With Your Kiss By My Bloody Valentine. I’m probably asking for trouble here, but I’ve always felt My Bloody Valentine were a bit overrated. I could never quite understand why they were so feted by the music press and why Kevin Shields was regarded as such […]
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In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No27 Shine On By The House of Love. A soaring alternative anthem, Shine On is without doubt one of the strongest indie debut 45s of all time. A statement of intent, it was the first of a trio of superb singles that firmly established The House of Love as the band […]
A dream-like and at times nightmarish ride, Kristin Hersh’s new album is an extraordinarily multi-layered work that’s tough to de-code. It’s a wilfully oblique mosaic of half-realised memories of past events and emotions.
David Bowie’s brilliant parting gift Blackstar may already have secured the coveted title of most important album of 2016, but few releases have been more eagerly anticipated than Savages’ second album Adore Life. Sharing Bowie’s flair for the theatrical, the post punk quartet burst of the scene with the snarling Silence Yourself in 2013. Ignoring offers from big name producers, the band stuck with […]
