What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XII)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 01 January 2016
2016 has arrived today, so time to start this thread afresh.
Last year's thread (and links to previous years) can be found here;
Rosanne Cash - "10 Song Demo" (1996) simple acoustic-based album, great vocals and great songwriting.
case/lang/veirs - "case/lang/veirs" (2016) So far, for me, I am finding the sum to be less than the individual parts. Giving it more time.
Another day's gone
On Tidal
(2015)
I have been enjoying this cracking album of late, an Indie band (British Sea Power) and a competition standard brass band (Fodens Band) get it on and make some really good and interesting music together. I wouldn't go as far as some of the hyped up quotes (below) but its's different and worth a listen if you like the sound of a full brass band getting a bit Indie...
The Sunday Times "the best band in Britain".
"British Sea Power usually sound bigger than their six members as it is - let alone when they throw a brass band into the mix… beautiful… exultant." - The Independent
"Wondrous… there's a breathtaking poetic beauty coursing through Sea Of Brass." The Quietus
On CD:-
More original vinyl:
Why? Felt a bit 80s. Had Human League's Dare on before it.
steve
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Got the CD on the back of their Glasto set on the Beeb and I'm liking the sound of this.
Giving this another listen through Tidal as I haven't made my mind up on it yet.
My Bubba - big bad good. One of Bruce Woodhouse's recommendations on the "Best New Music of 2016" thread. Tidal (what on earth did I do to discover new music before Tidal ? )
Must be in an "alt-folk" mood this evening. Sam Beam and Jessca Hoop. Spotted that the full album is now available on Tidal in the UK (previously only a track or two). Lush Harmonies and a gentle, swaying, folky Americana.
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(1971) This one remastered in 2002
Good olde English Prog', Its a regret not having played this for such a very long time.
1987 - Original vinyl...
Pleasant way to end the evening.
1973 - white label promo - vinyl...
Not a great fun of them but their debut album is less flamboyant than their follow up albums . Quite a mix of heavy rock, blues and funk influences. Unmistakably, their musical signature was already very embedded in this record thanks to May's guitar and Mercury's exquisite voice timbre.
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(1977) This one remastered in 2003
Arguably their best album although I still prefer their earlier efforts. My last one for tonight.
On vinyl.
Charlie Haden: Nocturne
Latin jazz from 2001 to off-set the daily political yammering:
