(2009, Rune Grammafon) Susanna has dropped her ‘magical orchestra’ for another solo jaunt. Flower of Evil is mostly cover versions: originally sad songs mix with ostensibly surprising choices for this Norwegian doyenne of the melancholy. The record opens with Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’. It is a song that could easily have been reduced to ‘look, aContinue reading “Susanna K. Wallumrød – Flower of Evil”
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Darkest Hour packaging fetish
Hey! Darkest hour is a metalcore band that I haven’t listened to yet. They won’t be as good as Carcass or At The Gates, but they share a member with the lovely Verse En Coma. And… what’s this? Ooh, the mighty John Dyer Baizley painted the cover for them. I guess this means the latest,Continue reading “Darkest Hour packaging fetish”
While I’m here
I just did that rare thing and read a blog post from start to finish in one go. I know, whoopee-do. But it’s good for me. All too often, I will scan and/or read some, deciding ‘yep, I’ll read that later’. Sadly, ‘later’ all too often turns out to be the twelfth of never. WhatContinue reading “While I’m here”
What blogs?
In my line of work, I often get asked (well, once. By Lea the other day): ‘what blogs are good, throughsilver?’ Of course I point them to mine, but who doesn’t read it already? Exactly. Otherwise, I don’t know. Woebot’s has now been dead for over a year, but I am intrigued about his EPs.Continue reading “What blogs?”
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