
Have you heard of Michael Rault? Well, there’s a good chance he released the finest LP of 2022, if you’re into perfect pop that’s cut with all good things like West Coast 70s music, Paul McCartney’s Wings, ELO (aka Beatles: The Musical), Harry Nilsson etc. If you need more modern recommendations, then file Michael Rault…

What’s the deal here? A music blog, being launched in a time when blogging is absolutely dead, especially trying to cover music? What’s the point in that? Well, call it a labour of love. Call it foolhardiness. Call it what you want, but the chances of this making any money is basically nil, and thankfully,…

Recife is the hidden gem in Brazil’s musical heritage. While Rio and Salvador get all the critical praise, Pernambuco has a wealth of super interesting music, with shape-shifting acid folk, gonzo rock, and now we’re looking toward Amaro Freitas who manages to combine that rural and rugged sound with sophisticated metropolitan goodness to make for…

In more ‘what did you think was gonna happen?’ news, the fallout over SXSW and their ties to the US Army continues and, of course, with SXSW being held in Texas, the Texans are of course acting up. If you stick your head out of the window and keen your ear, you may be able…

Metronomy are back, gang! Now, we will be using the plural here because that’s how you talk about bands, but is Metronomy just Joe Mount really? We’re not wholly sure, so we’ll swerve the whole thing. More important is that there’s a new song to listen to called ‘Nice Town’ and it’s really good. They (?)…

The Indigo Girls are one of those hugely significant bands that mean so much to so many, yet, fly under the radar of most rock press, almost invariably because they’re women, and maybe because they make folk rock. They also happen to be gay, and the male gaze doesn’t stretch that far, clearly. The group…
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