• David
• 10 Jan, 2017

Roddy Frame - Surf (2002)

While a bit samey - it’s a great samey. Just Mr. Frame and an acoustic guitar. It’s all very mellow and full of wonderfully simple tunes and sentiments.

• • #roddyframe

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• David
• 08 Jan, 2017

Stereolab - Fab Four Suture (2006)

A tasteful compilation of 4 Stereolab EPs released between 2005 and 2006. The way this was recorded and compiled from separate recording sessions makes this a very palatable and fresh record indeed.

• • #stereolab

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• David
• 07 Jan, 2017

The XX - The XX (2009)

The song “Heart Skipped A Beat” completely does my head in! This is the entire The Cure’s “Seventeen Seconds” wrapped up in one song.

• • #thexx

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• David
• 06 Jan, 2017

Portishead - Dummy (1994)

A great way to start the year. This gem, recently purchased on vinyl, sounds as much the outsider as it did 23 years ago.

• • #portishead

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• David
• 29 Dec, 2016

The Czars - Best Of (2014)

Probably best known for the band that preceded singer John Grant’s solo career, The Czars made a bunch of stunning records years before his fame.

• • #theczars

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• David
• 26 Dec, 2016

The Monochrome Set - Cosmonaut (2016)

Another record from my London haul, this vinyl/CD combo harks back to a familiar sound I first encountered and thought had ended in the early to mid 80’s.

• • #themonochromeset

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• David
• 23 Dec, 2016

Loop - A Guided Eternity (1990)

Not the usual Friday evening fodder, but when one wants to purge this is as good as it gets. This just about drop kicks every musical genre known to man (and alien) out the window but still transcends all of it.

• • #loop

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• David
• 18 Dec, 2016

Katatonia - Discouraged Ones (1998)

Also picked this up cheaply (on heavy vinyl) during a smash and grab run at TWH. These Doom Metallers from Sweden went all Opeth and lost the growly vocals.

• • #katatonia

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• David
• 17 Dec, 2016

Mountain - The Best Of Mountain (1973)

$15 at TWH buys a big slab of Mountain on vinyl at the peak of their career. I’d pay a lot more just to have a pristine version of “Mississippi Queen” on analogue.

• • #mountain

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• David
• 14 Dec, 2016

Kristin Hersh - Wyatt At The Coyote Palace (2016)

I looked high and low for this (you definitely won’t find this on Amazon). I finally got a copy via The Book Depository, delivered for $11.

• • #kristinhersh

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