This article is sadly prompted by the untimely death of Andrew Matheson. It is a translation and reworking of my previous appreciation of Andrew Matheson & The Brats’ debut album Grown up Wrong, published in […]
As tradition calls for since 2015, here’s twenty personal favourites among newly recorded albums released in 2024. Each album comes with a commentary and a featured track as a taster. Most artists have been around […]
SinglesGoingSteady#04: The Gories – Cry Girl [Wild Honey Records; 2024] 04 is both a new and old sensation. Although recently released, The Gories recorded Cry Girl in Memphis back in 1990. Cry Girl has previously […]
SinglesGoingSteady#03: Thee Cha Cha Chas – Rock’n’Roll Till I’m Dead [Folc Records; 2023] Thee Cha Cha Chas’ approach to music can best be summed up as “good clean fun”. Unpretentious, straightforward garage punk rock’n’roll with […]
SinglesGoingSteady#02: The Fevers – Don’t Tell Me It’s Wrong [Get Hip Recordings, 2005] The Fevers churned out some really good power pop stuff between 1998 and 2006; two albums, two singles and one EP. Their […]
SinglesGoingSteady #01: Randells – Seven Inch [Jarama 45RPM Recs.,2022] What could be better than starting this series of highly recommended – but perhaps not so well-known – songs with one that celebrates the 7″ format […]
My music heart has a special place for albums where all the songs are under three minutes. The concept becomes more packed that way, and you thus avoid a lot of wasted time. No detours, […]
As tradition calls for, I’m posting my twenty personal favorites among newly recorded albums released in 2023. Each album comes with one or two lines of commentary and a featured track as a taster. Most […]
In his most recent book Lightning Striking (review here), Lenny Kaye lists ten pivotal moments in the history of Rock and Roll. One of the transformative occasions mentioned is the emergence of punk rock that […]
Here I share my twenty personal favorites among newly recorded albums released in 2022 with some short comments to go along each one of them. Usual suspects mixed with newcomers in one big unholy mess. […]
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