CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye (Liberator / Goodbye)
Answer me this. As a woman (!!!) writing about music in 2015, am I supposed to approve of all pop music now and its “pure” form of expression? Would I be a hypocrite to take any other stance? I mean, I don’t like Ryan Adams anymore than you do (fuck, I’d never even heard of […]
Peter Escott – The Long O (Bedroom Suck)
Right-o. We need to sound out this love thing a little more. First off. You might recall that, some months back, I dithered over the electric bedroom project Scraps. Now, I’m gonna tell you that this is another bedroom project. The question isn’t girl vs. boy. It’s about craft. Scraps, for all its patchwork charm, […]
Song of the day – 419: Susan
It’s just glorious. Glorious synthetic 80s coldwave.
Song of the day – 380: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (a love song in five parts)
Such a great run of singles. Such a great run of singles. I could never deny this.
Song of the day – 200: The Distractions
It’s great! Great, I tell you! None of the poignancy has been diminished by the passing years, only increased.
