A brilliant five-track indie pop EP. And my first musician interview in a couple of decades.
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Month: June 2018
Streaming links: 24,000 new tracks a day, Spotify as label, streaming pays better than radio.
And foreshadowing of Monday’s long-form post.
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Links: World In Motion, pirates, kids listen to Swans, Irmin Schmidt.
“If there’s one group who can capture the spirit of bitter infighting that typifies being in a World Cup squad …”
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Limb: Saboteurs of the Sun (2018).
Excellent fare for people who really enjoy Tolkein. A supernatural tone and a solid pounding that most anyone who likes heavy prog will appreciate.
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rosewater: Love Bomb, rosewater AKA (2018).
Both little works have great songs on them but Love Bomb is mind-blowingly perfect. Clark and Brooke’s voices and guitars blend into a sweet, grungy, fun sound.
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Reripping the CDs, as you do.
Here’s to cdparanoia and EAC, to turn the music trapped in the silver abominations back into the pure data they were meant to be.
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Richard Syrett on Theodor Adorno, the Beatles, conspiracy theorists and … me.
Did you know that Frankfurt School philosopher Theodor Adorno wrote all the Beatles songs? I sure didn’t! In fact, I still don’t.
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DENY: Parasite Paradise (2018).
Barely intelligible lyrics, fast, simple-guitar lines, and overwhelming drums.
Just as God intended, damnit.
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