Albums
Various Artists – Just For Kicks
– The Far-Out Sounds Of Four ‘60s Garage-Punk Combos – Playing “just for kicks”, and eventually chicks, was mostly the main motive for most of the mid ‘60s garage bands, but then again, it may […]
Year: 2004
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The Maharajas – Unrelated Statements
With an album title in a perfect accordance with such a variety of mid-to-end sixties influences, Unrelated Statements makes kind of an ultimate non-conceptual album!? Though this is the fourth Maharajas’ release (mini album and […]
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Jet Lag – Beautiful Scars
After being hailed as “the next big thing” in their Spanish homeland, Jet Lag takes off to try to spread the sound internationally with their second album. Though they can’t be described as a usual […]
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Jamie Hoover & Bill Lloyd – Paparazzi
Considering all the (by)projects involving these two guys, they could easily make a double V.A. comp, chockfull of influences spanning from rootsy American tradition, through Brit-invasion and new-wave-ish power-pop, to the most contemporary guitar-driven soundscape. […]
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The Indikation – In Terms Of …
Ever since their first single on the French Larsen label, there was something in the air “indikating” that something’s about to hit the moderndaze sixties scene. Over the past year or so, they kept us […]
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The Breakup Society – James At 35
Masterminded by an ex-Frampton Brother, Ed Masley, The Breakup Society’s debut finds us learning about the usual girl-trouble in the most entertaining and funny way. Most of the album comes as an intentionally-underproduced-but-still-so-innocently-powerful-sounding-and-hook-heavy-infectious-power-pop, chockfull of […]
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Purple Hearts – Smashing Time
After the recent re-release of the band’s Mod revival classic Beat That (on Captain Mod), here comes a slight “detour”, introducing some unheard/demo/live recordings from ‘78-’82. Almost half of both Beat It and Pop-Ish Frenzy […]
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The Broken Hearts – Want One?
Take one nerdy-looking guy (think Paul Atkinson, Tom McGuinness, Freddie Garrity and the like … NO OFFENSE INTENTED!!!), representing the intelligent-pop side of things, a cool, garagey type (think dark-haired Brian Jones / Michael Clark […]
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Tim Reid – Any Given Day
Finally, the day has come for Tim Reid to prove what was already suggested on his ’98 CD EP and sporadic compilation appearances, which is pure pop brilliance in the silent-is-the-new-loud vein. Though his folky […]
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The Castels – Keepsakes
Somehow, this one slipped off the horizon, as far as re-issues reviewing, or it just seems so to me. It may be because of the CD’s “self-released” tag (and therefore a questionable distribution) but it […]