The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990) Someone wrote a pisstake letter to Melody Maker thanking the Sundays for recording a bunch of Smiths songs in a different key so they could sing along. lol.…
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Numeros 40 to 31 then: Blondie - Blondie (1976) This, and the three albums that would follow are sublime and as good as any other band from their era. Their fifth one was bobbins, mind.…
Ok then, inspired bythis project as compiled by @CLButler76 here's a list of top 50 debut albums, as chosen by me. These are the debuts I've enjoyed the most. That's the only criteria I've applied.…
Still sounding good.
NSFW Via Totally Gross National Product: This video, by Ghost & Cow Films includes new music from Ryan's latest project. It's quite a thing. I stress again quite strongly here: \ NSFW \ . It's called Drone Boning.…
New EP from Daisy Victoria - one of the best acts I saw at this year's Latitude.
My word. More of Chris Stein's photos at The Guardian.
Surely one of the finest pieces of music ever recorded.
This was October 2013. It is now October 2014. Still we wait.
One of the world's most terrible bands split today. So what next for Andy Bell? An Oasis reformation will happen one day but with Noel releasing another High Flying Birds album next year, it probably isn't on the cards just yet.…
New CHVRCHES!
Channy Leaneagh, for The Talkhouse Music: I enjoyed Jessie Ware's first album but found some of it by the numbers soul. Second album 'Tough Love' is very good indeed (apart from the song poisoned by the pen of Sheeran).…
Channy sings The Stone Roses. There are no words. (To describe the way I feel, etc).
No work of art has given me more pleasure than the two seasons of Twin Peaks from the early 90s. I watched every episode 'live', then several times over on video during the following week.…
In 1993, Juliana Hatfield released her most commercially successful album - Become What You Are, under the band name 'The Juliana Hatfield Three'. 21 years on, that band are making their second album.…
Another stunning video. As is now obligatory with releases on the peerless Memphis Industries label, there's some Justin Vernon vocals on this. Haley's latest album has 9 songs, lasts just over half an hour, and is flawless.…
Kinda mesmerising video, this. Very listenable album.
I endure many awful matches and moan a lot. Last night was why I keep going back. You never know when it will surprise and delight. I will miss the place when it's gone.
To be fair, it's a great chat up line.
Tiff Warrior Lord Raw Exit Great Regret Berlin Amongster What a set. Berlin and Amongster in particular. Poliça are about to disappear for a while and then work on album 3.…