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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Ry Cooder – He'll Have To Go
Cooder’s version of the Jim Reeves classic employs, apparently, a Bolero rhythm that softens the slightly creepy intensity of the original by adding a lazy grace and charm that gets you firmly on the side of the singer. Particularly impressive … Continue reading
Ry Cooder – He’ll Have To Go
Cooder’s version of the Jim Reeves classic employs, apparently, a Bolero rhythm that softens the slightly creepy intensity of the original by adding a lazy grace and charm that gets you firmly on the side of the singer. Particularly impressive … Continue reading
Wolf Parade – I'll Believe in Anything
What do you do when you’ve created this fantastic, pounding, anthemic, uplifting piece of music, chock full of crashing drums and squally, melodic guitar lines? You let the singer wail like a twat over it all. Marvellous.
Wolf Parade – I’ll Believe in Anything
What do you do when you’ve created this fantastic, pounding, anthemic, uplifting piece of music, chock full of crashing drums and squally, melodic guitar lines? You let the singer wail like a twat over it all. Marvellous.
High Places – Head Spins
They’re a New York hipster duo and, I think, a couple. You can imagine. They make electronic music that doesn’t sound electronic: you can hear banjos and guitars, the clumsy thud of drums and other things banging together. It sounds … Continue reading
Oliver Hardy – Lazy Moon
We had Harry Nilsson’s A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night album when I was a kid. A gorgeous record, full of pre-rock and roll pop standards such as What’ll I Do, As Time Goes By, You Made Me … Continue reading
