Dan Lyth – Pascal
October 10, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from the ‘Some Of My Friends Songs’ EP
Out now as a free download via bandcamp here
Stan says: #Monday. A reworking of an original by The Scottish Enlightenment. We only stumbled across this last week (despite being released just over a year ago), but have been bewitched by its subtle charms ever since.
Forest Fire – The News
October 5, 2011 § Leave a comment
Taken from the album ‘Staring At The X’
Released 17/10/11 on Fatcat Records
Stan says: #Wednesday. Though we weren’t quite as enamored with Forest Fire’s 2008 debut ‘Survival’ as some, it still appealed to our ears more than many other records we heard that year. Following a pattern set by recent free download track ‘Future Shadows’, ‘The News’ (the first single to be lifted from their sophomore release), only emphasizes the major steps the band have chosen to take away from the style of their debut, … but does so in such a slacker/’Let It Be’ era Replacements/we don’t give a f*!? kind of way that we can’t help but enjoy the changes. Love the ‘off the edge of the cliff’ ending too. Buy/Pre-order the album from Fatcat here
The High Wire – Ahead Of The Rain
May 30, 2011 § Leave a comment
Released 15/12/2008 (Grandpa Stan)
Cat Number STAN004
Produced by The High Wire & Julian Simmons
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Debut 9 track album by The High Wire.
“… psych-pop soundscapes of a billowing expansiveness that recalls MBV, Spiritualized and Mercury Rev at their most abundant … if you’re looking for the album to soundtrack your spring and summer escapism, Ahead of the Rain is it.” The Sunday Times
“… lusciously woozy affair, recalling the hazy, narcotic ballads of US dream-popsters Galaxie 500…potent stuff…” Q
” MBV – meets – Mercury Rev… gorgeous…” Uncut « Read the rest of this entry »
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