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The Be Good Tanyas: Waiting Around To Die
I’ve just been listening to Frazey Ford’s third album and I’m afraid that like another former Tanya, Jolie Holland, she has descended into self-parody. So here’s a reminder of when … Continue readingThe Be Good Tanyas: Waiting Around To Die
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor
WOLFGANG Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote 23 piano concertos, only two of which were in minor keys (which tend to sound less cheerful). This is the first, K466, written in 1785. The … Continue readingMozart’s Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor
Brenda Lee: I’m Sorry
Brenda Lee, born Brenda Mae Tarpley, was 15 when she recorded this song written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self. It was released as the B-side of That’s All You Gotta Do in May … Continue readingBrenda Lee: I’m Sorry
Aimee Mann: Susan
For those unfamiliar with it, Bachelor No 2 or the last remains of the dodo is a terrific album. From 2000.
HS2? Just give us better branch lines
ONCE or twice a month I travel by train from our nearest town, Clitheroe, to London. The journey from Clitheroe on a branch line to the mainline station at Preston … Continue readingHS2? Just give us better branch lines
Jose Gonzalez: Slow Moves
Nick Drake reincarnated in the form of an Argentine Swede. From his 2005 album Veneer.
R E M and Neil Young: Country Feedback
Interesting clip from 1998: R E M really weren’t all that bad.
Trees: Nothing Special
The title was a gift for reviewers ill-disposed to the band but this track from The Garden of Jane Delawney has some lovely guitar from Barry Clarke. How many axe … Continue readingTrees: Nothing Special
Angel Voices, Ever Singing
THIS hymn was suggested by our loyal reader ‘Starshiptrooper’, and I’m glad he did because I don’t think I would have remembered it by myself. It was written in 1861 … Continue readingAngel Voices, Ever Singing