I’m thrilled to see this, and huge congratulations to Sandy for this well-deserved award. Sandy was planning to come over to the US to share music until the pandemic struck. But they sent the award …
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Sandy McLelland-Album of the Year-Blues & Roots Radio Award
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The Review I Never Thought I’d Write – The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Really, the review I never thought I’d write. The Strokes. The New Abnormal. Someone asked what that meant. Well… Have you been to any of their concerts? Who were you? Not bro, not high school …
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Sandy McLelland – Cross the Line – all the stars review
I don’t look forward to anything, not even my morning coffee. Expectations of the worst sort. Bitter. Expensive. Slightly off cream. Slightly off soy milk. Frequently, no matter which direction things turn in, it’s best …
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Lull – Sea Change
Lull. A new song. “Sea Change.” Voice right up and center. That initial panic. It’s different. Is it going to be another plaintive vocal lament, will it all go wrong, the usual new …
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DNKL returns – review of Draft
DKNL – review – Draft – new single Different Recordings 8 lovely, dark stars “Swedish Noir-Pop Make Long Awaited Comeback” Draft is one of those words with both good and bad meanings in English. Draft …
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Reunionunion – Perspective – album review
In these interesting times, when even in the midst of doing something pleasurable, the siren call of the fall of western empire overwhelms and darkly enchants, it can be a little tricky to focus. Music …
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Starwalker – Johannsson and Dunckel together
I had the pleasure of interviewing Bardi Johannsson of Gang Bang last year, and listening to him describe his musical process and the varied types of work he was involved with, from straight albums to …
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Lucius releases new album Good Grief – review
If you have heard of Lucius, it might have been via Matt Sharp, of Weezer past, and his incarnation as The Rentals, where they did sharp work providing vocals for Lost in Alphaville. Or it …
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Lull brings out new music – Cicada and Rainer
New single from Lull – “Cicada/Rainer” This North London based-band was formed in early 2014 by Jon, Toby, Filipe and Simon. Their press compares them to Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. But they …
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Seratones – live at Mercury Lounge, NYC
Seratones Live at Mercury Lounge, NYC Seratones blew in on a southern breeze to NYC’s Mercury Lounge. Let’s let the singer, AJ Haynes, introduce, just as she did from the stage on Houston Street: “From …