For the love of music
Whilst it might seem a little premature for Mute to already be revisiting three Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds albums that are less than a decade old, in terms of bringing the elongated reissue campaign of the last few years to a full and tidy conclusion it makes sense, at least for completionist fans. It also brings things full circle to prime us … [Read more...]
Gallon Drunk’s James Johnston on… Suicide’s Suicide (Red Star Records, 1977) I remember the first time I heard this album. Joe Byfield, who later went on to become the maraca player in Gallon Drunk, played it to me one night when I was staying round at his place after a band rehearsal. We were playing together in what was basically a … [Read more...]
Having found a renewed sense of intimacy and focus on 2011’s impressive low-key Lights mini-album, this new Last Harbour long-player comes with a greater sense anticipation than 2010’s Volo prequel. And although Lights came more consciously bound in a stand-alone and simplified approach, there is certainly a sense of continuity on Your Heart, … [Read more...]
As fun as 2007’s eponymous Grinderman debut was at the time, on reflection it now feels more like a libidinous hirsute recharge for Nick Cave & three of his Bad Seeds, needed to power-up 2008’s swaggering full-blooded Bad Seeds LP Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!, rather than a bona fide standalone gem in the increasingly vast Cave catalogue. So … [Read more...]
No introductory thematic connection-making spiel this time around, just some notes on three semi-obscure oddments that might otherwise slip through the net, fall through the cracks, go under the radar, get lost in the crowd, slip overboard, become needles in haystacks... yadda yadda yadda. Glen Johnson - … [Read more...]
Diversity isn’t necessarily the meaning to an artistically successful musical life. Sure, as a consuming listener gathering an eclectic sonic collection can be part of the recipe for lifelong happiness and open-mindedness. Yet within such broad libraries there should always be segregated silos for undiluted sonic-mould-setters to congeal … [Read more...]