James MacDonald – Naked Soul
Third time in a row, since the late ‘90s, James Macdonald is being hailed as Aussie’s own Beatlemaniac, in the vein of the likes of Elliot Smith or Neil Finn, with the whole bunch of […]
Third time in a row, since the late ‘90s, James Macdonald is being hailed as Aussie’s own Beatlemaniac, in the vein of the likes of Elliot Smith or Neil Finn, with the whole bunch of […]
Even though the ageing is clearly audible in his voice, the traces of a one-time folk-rock luminary are just as evident on the brand new album by the ex-Beau Brummels frontman, Sal Valentino. In accordance […]
– Selected tracks 1984-2004 – Never over exposed, but ever-present on the international pop scene, Bill Lloyd’s 20-year (and still running!) career spawned a handful of genre defining examples of (power) pop/Americana. What he’s the […]
Updating the melodic ways of pop luminaries such as Paul McCartney and his staples, Emitt Rhodes and Pete Ham, as well as predating the craft of contemporary songsmiths as Brendan Benson or Bart Davenport, it’s […]
Expectedly so, the Mersey-Texan Frank Lee Sprague, continues exactly where he’d left off with the previous album Merseybeat, all soaked up in the Star-Club/Cavern sweat. Doing note-perfect impersonations of songs that both Paul and John […]
Classic Swedish garage-beat revival in the vein of The Creeps, The Strollers or The Maharajas, recording sessions with Don Craine of the ‘Sect at Toe Rag, as well as an English member in the shape […]
With the brand new re-release of March Hare (see review elsewhere on these pages), this brand new solo album, as well the long awaited Honeybus’ Recital “re-release” scheduled sometime during the following year, 2005 seems […]
Having a band name and an album title like this, should be suggestive enough for any self esteemed MODernist, and if you’re among those who actually consider Mod a contemporary subculture, rooted in the sixties […]
Re-Mixing Weller (and taking it to UK TOP 20 if I may add), denying Coca Cola’s request to use a track and sitting in with Country Joe’s Fish or The Action, all might be as […]
This one came pretty much out of the blue, but it did get me just as sky-high. Some reviews might mislead you to believe that it’s just another one in the line of countless power-pop […]
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