• David
• 23 Sep, 2020

Yo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going On (2018)

This band couldn’t make a bad album if they tried. Over nearly 30 years, and since 1992’s revelatory “May I Sing With Me”, I have been totally absorbed by their unique and consistently brilliant musical journey.

• • #yolatengo

• David
• 20 Sep, 2020

Matt Berry - Phantom Birds (2020)

I must admit, I was expecting a bit more of a sideways move from Mr. Berry. (He of “Frost Of London”, “The Mighty Boosch” and the US version of “What We Do In The Shadows”).

• • #mattberry

• David
• 19 Sep, 2020

Slowdive - Souvlaki (1993)

A gorgeous mid-nineties dreamy shoegaze record of the highest order. For the unsuspecting, it can be an otherworldly swirl of guitar noise and way-down-in-the-mix vocals, but it’s never short of a spine tingling melody within that dirge.

• • #slowdive

• David
• 17 Sep, 2020

Deutsche Elektronische Musik [Record B] (2010)

Newly acquired, this is Record B (now finally out on vinyl) of the wonderful series of early (1972-83) experimental German rock and electronic musik by Soul Jazz Records.

• David
• 16 Sep, 2020

The Microphones In 2020 (2020)

Douglas R Hofstadter would have a field day with this one. Hofstadter’s Law states that “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.