Friday, May 16, 2014

Keano has a pop!

I'd presumed our new manager would have been announced ahead of yesterday's conference call, and i feel pretty sure that must have been the plan. Not having a great time Woodward is he, Keano's remarks were timed beautifully, and obviously were spot on the money about the hapless one. For once he was spot on the money about almost everything else as well, I don't think Rio was really one of his favourites was he.


Beck - Morning phase: A downbeat acoustic album and also a bit of a corker.

Broken Bells - After the disco: The second album from the collaboration between Danger Mouse and The Shins James Mercer delivers the indie/pop goods again.

Cornell Campbell meets soothsayers - Nothing can stop us: Modern Soothsayers meets reggae main man and the result is this excellent album.

Damien Jurado - Brothers and sisters of the eternal sun: The first time I've heard this US indie singer/songwriter, and it won't be the last, this is a pretty good album, it's far more than one man and his guitar. At times it has a real laurel canyon west coast vibe to it.

David Crosby - Croz: Speaking of west coast vibe, this is the ex Byrds, CSNY's first solo album in a decade and it shows that he can still cut the mustard, it's a good album with a couple of real stand out beauts on it.

Neneh Cherry - Blank Project: I loved her last album with The Thing an Acoustic Ladyland type jazz rock album, this carries on the edgy vibe, but discards the jazz element for a stripped back groove, which proves just as effective, another cracking album.

Psychemagic - Presents Magik Sunrise:  This is a superb compilation that goes all over the shop, there are some great lost classics and should have been classics on it, a must hear.

Ty Segal - Gemini: Yet another album from the prolific US indie guitar man, it's not one of his best, but it's still well worth a listen.



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