Stefan Betke occupies a rareified status amongst electronica connoisseurs. As Pole, the 2020 reissue of his first three albums –…
50 Best Songs of 2020 #46 Angel Olsen – (New Love) Cassette
Heartbroken, recovering from addiction, recording solo in a church, Angel Olsen’s broken promises had rarely sounded better.
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #24 ABC – Poison Arrow
Released : 1982 Not every band from Sheffield – a heavily industrialised city in the neglected northern end of England…
50 Best Songs of 2020 #47 Toots & The Maytals – Got To Be Tough
A fitting way to remember one of the best.
50 Best Songs of 2020 #48 Yard Act – Fixer Upper
Leeds post-post punk genius.
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The mix tape was a mixed bag, but this was a hint at former glories.
Kerbdog – S/T & On The Turn reissues review
The now infamous April 1993 edition of Select – now regarded as Britpop’s first clarion call – said it all…
50 Best Songs of 2020 #50 Pet Shop Boys – Monkey Business
On which Neil & the other one came back in glorious fettle.
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Released: 1987 The 1980’s opened up a divide in Britain which owed much more to money than geography. As the…
The Last Dinosaur – Wholeness review
For Jamie Cameron the experience of creating music goes way beyond the narrow confines of the act itself; as The…