Dark Was the Night
admin on Jan 26th 2009
Yeasayer – Tight Rope
My review of the new 4ad compilation Dark Was the Night features in the new issue of MOJO (as well as an interview I did with Ray LaMontaigne). There are plenty of magic moments but overall I found it disappointing, particularly with the amount of cover versions (nearly two-thirds of the 31 tracks) which 4ad have consciously chosen not to mention in all the hype-building publicity so far. Because it’s for a worthy cause I don’t really agree with the mass-posting of the album and its tracks to download for free online, so I’m going with this video of Yeasayer in session. “Tight Rope” is one of my favourites from the collection, a song I have a sentimental connection with after being privy to the now famous Take Away Show they first revealed it in.
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Mix CD: To Steal With Good Judgement
admin on Jun 28th 2008
This is a compilation of some of my favourite harder-edged songs, mostly drawn from the garage rock genre, where the innovators and interspersed with the replicators – mainly to see if the new can hold up alongside the old. Either way, it’s chocful of gritty, foot-tapping psyche-pop to rock out to. Continue Reading »
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