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Here is something else I wrote on a message board. Burial – Untrue So much to say about this album, and so little that hasn’t already been driven into the ground and rendered cliché. I’ll keep it short, as my time with the album still hasn’t been as long and involved as I would haveContinue reading

Catch You, by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

There are few things as satisfying in the world of popular music as the stalker song. Most notable is that ode to prolonged harassment ‘Every Breath you Take’, by The Police. Now, though, comes a contender to that throne; an absolute banger that throws the ominous solemnity of Sting’s shrubbery-lurkage out of the window inContinue reading “Catch You, by Sophie Ellis-Bextor”

The Neurosis Album Hierarchy

Talk on a message board recently turned to Neurosis, and what their best albums are. I got involved and that, combined with having not written anything for ages, results in the following. Listed in ascending order: The Eye of Every Storm (2004)Pain of Mind (1987)The Word as Law (1990) TEoES was just bland. Bland stuffContinue reading “The Neurosis Album Hierarchy”

Ascoltare – B E A M, Part 1

I was sent this record a few weeks ago to comment on, and am pleased to report that its high quality means I do not need to lie in order to write a positive review. Not that I’d lie anyway, but this is good stuff nonetheless. Ascoltare is a one man operation that seems toContinue reading “Ascoltare – B E A M, Part 1”