Ben Salter – The Cat (self-released)
The Cat deserves a home because it struggles to conform. It’s the appeal of the outsider.
Belle And Sebastion @ The Tivoli, 07.03.11
Speaking as a Ramones and Undertones fan, I love a bit of self-parody, me. As long as it’s done straight.
Triple J Week – Thursday 28 October
Part of the reason to listen to Triple J for the week was to try and get a handle on the amount of cross-promoting it does. How Triple J gets away with it has always been something that no one has ever been able to properly answer whenever I’ve mentioned it in a music forum. If […]
Song of the day – 207: Scarce (free downloads!)
As the sun rose, heaviness finally came over his eyes and he dropped off to sleep sitting in his bed cradling his guitar
Song of the day – 71: The Gin Club
Nice single. Very nice single, in fact. I was listening to a recording of (band-leader by default) Ben Salter, playing solo at Ric’s Bar a few weeks ago, and was once again struck by what an extraordinary, evocative drawl he has. He’s not singing on this – the first track released from The Gin Club’s […]
