Featuring thoughts on Michael Kiwanuka, Lord Kitchener, record stores and some other things I've been enjoying in 2019.
My Only End-of-Year List was Me Leaning to One Side, Thanks to the Cava
Tag: rock
Did You Say that Life Could be Better? Wye Oak – The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs
It’s a kaleidoscope of widescreen keyboards, arpeggiators and drums, into which axewoman Jenn Wasner injects high-voltage bliss at perfectly judged moments. Several points on the album made me inwardly conclude 'ah, this is what music should be'.
How to Lose Friends and Influence People – on how Middle Kids are secretly exceptional
As fuzz, distortion and stacked harmonies recur, you can tell Middle Kids are throwing everything into their debut.
Culture Me Up 