Paul Cook & The Chronicles – Ships Pass (Single & Video)
January 22, 2013 § Leave a comment
Ships Pass – Single
Out now on Grandpa Stan Records (iTunes)
Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Volume Two’ (iTunes)
Video Directed by Tim Porter (Pushing Buttons)
Bob Mould – The Descent
September 19, 2012 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Silver Age’
Released in UK on 1 October on Merge
#Wednesday. Bob’s looking good isn’t he.
Opossum – Blue Meanies
August 13, 2012 § Leave a comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQSiiNrW8P4
Taken from the album ‘Electric Hawaii’
Out now on Fire (iTunes)
#Monday. We’re still trying desperately to purge all memory of last nights supposed ‘Symphony Of British Music’. There’s a good summation about how sadly un-great said symphony was in Fact Magazine here.
Chromatics – The Streets Will Never Look The Same
June 8, 2012 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Kill For Love’
Out now on Italians Do It Better (iTunes)
#Friday. Quite possibly prophetic after all the magnificent weather in UKland of late. Shame this video is not the full length album version, but still one of our favourites from one of the most (understandably) praised records of the year so far. Is it weird that the Donna Summer sampling outro still makes us feel a little too sad inside? Probably.
Let’s Buy Happiness – Work’s Better On Paper (Live)
May 30, 2012 § Leave a comment
#Wednesday. We all know the game these days. It’s basically the same one that Prefab Sprout’s label developed circa 1984/85 with their dogged determination to turn When Love Breaks Down into a hit. It’s only on the 4th outing and the 3rd anniversary of the original recording date that a track is finally deemed to have had an ‘official’ release. Meaning the single release of this on June 11th probably won’t even count. It should do. We (still) think it’s great.
Father John Misty – Nancy From Now On
April 4, 2012 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Fear Fun’
Released 1 May on Sub Pop/Bella Union
(Free download via Bella Union Soundcloud here).
#Wednesday. No amount of water and drugs seems to be shifting the head pain this morning. Here’s hoping some J.Tillman/Father John might do the job …
Twin Sister – Kimmi In A Rice Field
December 7, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘In Heaven’
Out now on Domino (iTunes)
Twin Sister site here
Stan says: #Wednesday. Amidst a competition induced glut of remixes, the original version from Twin Sister’s recent long player remains our favourite by a country mile. It may be about alien abduction but we can’t help but think it’s got a little bit of seasonal spirit hidden away in there too.
GRANDPA STAN 
Tunng – Jenny Again
December 14, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Comments Of The Inner Chorus’ (iTunes)
Out now on Full Time Hobby
Stan says: #Wednesday. Following the release of their ‘Live From The BBC’ album last week (iTunes), Tunng have been taking up a healthy amount of our musical listening time once again. We love the live version of ‘Jenny Again’ but a freshly conducted straw poll still has the original coming out a shade ahead ’round here.
[Grab a free download of ‘Bullets'(‘Live From The BBC’) via the Full Time Hobby site here]