The Roots - Phrenology (2002)
It’s a mixed bag for me this one. Some of the more experimental stuff grates but then the record completely absolves itself with some incredibly hooky bass-lines and riffs and several songs to die for.
commentsIt’s a mixed bag for me this one. Some of the more experimental stuff grates but then the record completely absolves itself with some incredibly hooky bass-lines and riffs and several songs to die for.
commentsThese dudes started off as a post-new-wave, gothy-punk-avant-garde-noise-band. (It’s a proper musical genre, I’m telling you!) However, I didn’t become aware of them until they morphed into a fully fledged white boy funk band and five albums into their 4AD label tenure.
comments[Original 1980 Japanese pressing from Lo Cost Vinyl in Jackson Street, Petone] I just spent the weekend in Wellington and restricted my purchases (with the utmost of restraint I must say!
commentsAlong with last year’s wonderful “Savage”, this earlier release just ticks so many boxes. It’s dark. It’s heavy. It’s impossibly catchy and it’s possibly the most unfashionable record in my entire collection.
commentsWhat a fucking glorious racket!! This recently discovered quintet hail from San Diego and this monster is their first release in 14 years.
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