Scott Walker, a former teen idol, released his fourth album appropriately title 4 in 1969. The album is full of delicate arrangements and Walker’s trademark over-the-top vocals. “The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)” is his finest moment. The song, reportedly about the returned ghost of Stalin, is driven by a propulsive [...]
After a lot of middling rewiews the hype around the latest New Pornographers album has seemingly died down. Why then, if this album is just so-so, does it keep returning to my stereo? Much has been said about the relatively toned down approach the band has taken this time out and it seems to lend [...]
While browsing through today’s CD releases I discovered the reissue of a remastered and expanded edition of the Modern Lovers’ self titled album. While I can’t speak for the quality of this particular reissue, I can speak for the quality of the album itself. Recorded primarily in 1972 (that’s 4 years before the Ramones debut, [...]
I’ve been a long-time fan of the Go-Betweens, often going through extended phases of listening to nothing but the brilliant 80’s Australian band. That said, I never checked out solo albums by either of the groups leaders. Luckily for people like me, Beggars Banquet released a 2-CD retrospective earlier this year with a disc dedicated [...]
I’ve been re-reading portions of Michael Azerrad’s excellent Book Our Band Could Be Your Life, particularly the Husker Du and Replacements chapters. I first read the book about 5 years ago and was initially drawn to its warts and all account of great, underappreciated rock bands for the simple reason of loving the music. [...]
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