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Playlists
Ho, ho, ho – NOT
The Chrimbo-less,
Christmas playlist:
Pulp.
We LovCold Housee Life.
But, of course we do. Jarv
and whatever their names go all green in this well crafted return to
form. One of the finest
albums of the year which has all but disappeared from public view.
I guess people prefer Starsailor.
Hood.
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Always tugging at me from the back of my head, Hood finally moved to my
frontal lobes when I saw them it a magical evening with Low and (bits
of) the Czars. This is
lyrical post-rock from an odd looking bunch from Leeds.
Amazed how the left-handed bassist kept swapping instruments with
the right-handed guitarist or vice or versa or was it the other way
around?
Neu!
Neu! 2.
More seminal Krautrock. I
think this was the infamous record where they ran out of money for
studio time so filled out side two with cut-ups, speed ups and slow
downs from side one.
Papa M.
Whatever, Mortal.
After the quirky CD-EP “Papa M Sings”, Dave Pajo checks in with a
consistently fine full length effort.
Pajo teams up here with Will Oldham so there’s plenty of banjo
picking and songs about angst, love, violence and the like.
High Llamas. Buzzle Bee.
Whilst I was motoring around Alaska a couple of years back I nearly hit
a llama. Most roadkills in
Alaska are moose – in fact, a frightening number which does nothing
for the moose or the car or the driver/passenger(s).
But, there in the middle of the road was a llama.
Wrong continent, wring climate.
Well, simple explanation was that it had escaped from a llama
farm. But, why is there a
llama farm in Alaska?
The Czars.
The Ugly People vs. the Beautiful People.
Two of the Czars opened up the Low gig at the Union Chapel a couple of
weeks ago. It was a Spartan
guitar and vocalist affair with the occasional piano accompaniment.
Simple put I thought they were marvellous.
Nice little tunes and a geezer with great pipes who reminded me
so much of the guy from the movie the Commitments.
Only we’re talking ballads not hard soul here.
Liz Phair.
Whitechocolatespaceegg.
Men are bad. Women are
fabulous. Enjoyable
collection of sardonic, alt-country/rock songs from the underrated Phair.
Simian.
Chemistry is What We Are.
Yelp. Is this a pop album?
Hmm? Don’t know.
Saw two or three of these guys doing a DJ set at the Arts Café
awhile back and thought they were pretty cool.
Very much hyped in London listings mag Time Out.
But, unlike the slightly ordinary and disappointing Mull
Historical Society, Simian live up to the billing.
Sort of quirky pop that you only get in the UK.
October 2001 Playlist
August 2001 Playlist
June 2001 Playlist
May 2001 Playlist
February 2001 Playlist
January 2001 Playlist
Late
Summer 2000 Playlist
July
2000 Playlist
May 2000 Playlist
April
2000 Playlist
March
2000 Playlist
January
2000 Playlist
December
1999 mini-reviews
November
1999 Playlist
Reviews A-H
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