DavidJohn Mellencamp - Plain Spoken (2014) I took a bit of a punt on this record. While not my usual cup of tea, I do recognise that I need to “grow up” a bit and find a softer, more lyrical side to my musical universe.
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DavidHad an absolute field day today at the Big Red Shed. (coincidentally, on the Sabbath day!!) Bought the big 8-sides-of-vinyl box set AND the new CD/DVD/Vinyl deluxe box set of their latest album “13” for sod all.
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DavidAside from John Grant, try and find a more pure voice in rock than Jim James. As with John Grant’s band, the Czars, it’s really all about the front guy.
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DavidBrilliantly murky and minimal, this is the wonderfully named Scottish duo’s first record. The largely spoken vocals (with the broadest Scottish accent you’ve ever heard) and slightly out of sync and meandering instrumentation reminds me of Slint or The For Carnation.
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DavidWonderful, but short lived, indie alt-country rockers from San Francisco. This record, their second, is just full of magical hooks and glorious melodies.
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