As you may or may not have heard, I have been writing record reviews for New Zealand-based psych blog The Active Listener.
Been doing it for about a year now and it's been cool getting free music to listen to and write about. So, yeah, I don't get paid in money, but in music.
My ego tells me that you all are dying to read every single thing that I've written! Actually, I just want to share because I like to share.
So, I'm setting up this thread to put in links where my reviews will reside. Check them out if you like (there is always at least one song sample at the end of each), and maybe you'll find something new that you'll like.
My newest:
DRINKS - Hermits On HolidayWelsh chanteuse Cate Le Bon and San Fran psych man Tim Presley (White Fence) team up to confuse their fans with a fun new project - DRINKS.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... liday.htmlI'll make new posts as I have new ones published, but here are links to the rest of my reviews:
Martin Newell - Teatime AssortmentA sort of "best of" the last 5 years or Martin's output as Cleaners From Venus.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... tment.htmlThe Thons - Hot FunChicago post-punk trio with killer guitars, takes on a slight psych flavor. But not too much.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... t-fun.htmlThe Chills - The BBC SessionsExcellent career-spanning live in-studio document from the brilliant Kiwi band and Flying Nun stalwarts.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... sions.htmlWand - Ganglion ReefIf Black Sabbath were an Elephant 6 band.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... -reef.htmlThe Limiñanas - (I've Got) Trouble In Mind: 7"s and Rare Stuff 2009/2014Excellent French husband/wife duo who channel all that is good and right about the Nuggets box sets.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... ouble.htmlTinarawen - The Radio Tisdas Sessions/AmassakoulVinyl reissue of the first 2 albums from the great Tuareg collective.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... isdas.htmlFumaça Preta - Fumaça PretaMy #1 album of last year (depending upon the day). Like Captain Beefheart jamming with Os Mutantes and Tom Zé. Seriously. And seriously awesome.
http://active-listener.blogspot.com/201 ... ta-st.htmlLet me know if you check any of these out and if it helps you discover anything new that you dig. That would make me happy: to make you happy.
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Paul Caporino of M.O.T.O. Wrote:
I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.