LovageAlbum by Timber TimbreReleased 6 October 2023Singer-SongwriterLabel – Hot Dreams PublishingRating – 6/10 Lukewarm dreams. – The production style of Lovage is close-up and echoey, recorded naturally with focus on Taylor Kirk’s balmy voice and dusk piano. Historically, the appeal of Timber Timbre has ranged beyond a singular focus, with the near-ten-year-old Hot Dreams being […]
Messages to GodAlbum by Sarah Mary ChadwickReleased 15 September 2023Singer-SongwriterProduced by Tony EspieRating – 8/10 Textural weightiness adds another twist to Sarah Mary Chadwick’s songs of estrangement. – There were always crucial components one may need to take into account with Sarah Mary Chadwick’s music; her ennui-friendly life, perpetuating the harsh actualities that find a […]
Lost and FoundAlbum by Daniel JohnstonReleased 18 April 2006Singer-SongwriterLabel – SketchbookRating – 7/10 – It’s been a while since we’ve discussed Daniel Johnston. Our next album in the series is Lost and Found, originally released in 2006. Why are we dedicating this edition to just one album? Well, I’m yet to gather my thoughts on […]
And in the Darkness, Hearts AglowAlbum by Weyes BloodReleased 18 November 2022Baroque Pop / Piano RockLabel – Sub PopRating – 8/10 Beauty. – Weyes Blood may transform into any shape, splitting and tilting through some of the most beloved baroque pop of this or any generation, whilst floating in variegated, chamber-bound dream states, prided on […]
WEAlbum by Arcade FireReleased 6 May 2022Art RockLabel – ColumbiaRating – 6/10 – The influence of Arcade Fire’s Funeral remains. The Montreal group’s 2004 debut bred a delirious chamber-on-indie tone that lives in those making similarly lauded albums today, see Black Country, New Road. Darkness swelled through follow-up Neon Bible, via inscrutable mixes of digital […]
Regimental Sgt. ZippoArchival album by Elton JohnReleased 12 June 2021Piano Rock / Psychedelic PopLabel – EMIRating – 6.5/10 Elton John’s would-be debut reels immediate influence from its ’68 surroundings. – Elton John didn’t instantly spring to fame with his 1969 debut ‘Empty Sky’; no singles were spawned, critics didn’t take too much notice, and few […]
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