What are you listening to and WHY might anyone be interested? (Vol. XIV)
Posted by: Richard Dane on 31 December 2017
On the eve of a new year, it's time for a new thread.
Last year's thread can be found here:
Bailyhill posted:Tony2011 posted:
Tim Hecker - Konoyo
Tidal...
Hi Tony
Visually that is quite some artwork. Still trying to figure out if its a photoshop job or if its a real photograph. Any insight from the notes? If the music is half as interesting, I have to go to TIDAL and give a listen.
Is it perhaps an out-take from Floyd's Wish You Were Here cover work?
Fancied something vibrant and exciting to celebrate my lot's 3 points at Wimbledon this afternoon 
Nothing like a bit more Todd on a lazy Saturday after you've eaten your cottage pie, is there? UK first press vinyl.
Playing on Vinyl and on the Ronco label - Perfect to prepare the food for a dinner party tonight.Donna Summers I feel Love was so ahead of it's time,groundbreaking really
GTO’s - Permanent Damage
All female group produced by Zappa in 1969. Incidentally, or not, one of the members is the girl on the front cover of Hot Rats.
Miles Davis - At Carnegie hall
Great live concert by Miles Davis and his quintet. On some tracks the band is backed by the Gil Evans orchestra.
(1989)
Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World
I've always had a soft spot for his voice and chunes, this is one of those times when I fancied giving this rather lovely album yet another spin.
Rebecca McDade - To Call Home, WAV download
Young Folk-singer, originally from Scotland, grew up in the US, sings folk music. She writes lovely songs, she has a real flair for capturing a scene in words, and describes relationships with real style and insight. She sings with a lovely pure voice over stylish finger picking guitar, it’s also very well recorded. This is a very good folk album.
I came to this an odd way, at work we’ve just had a move around of HR people, and I was having my intro call with my new HR person, so we talked about ourselves to get to know each other. I mentioned I listened to a lot of music and went to a lot of gigs, she told me she loved live music, and was very proud of her folksinger niece in the US. She sent me a YouTube link, I liked it enough to download this from Bandcamp, and I’m very pleased I did.
Nigel posted earlier not played for a few weeks but a superb voice.
Miles Davis - E.S.P.
Another great one from Miles. This is the first studio recording of the second great quintet.
Amy Wadge and Pete Riley, most definitely this one will be in my top 4 or 5 albums this year stunning!
On CD. Why? Coz Goldfrapp rule! And because "Yellow Halo" is one of Will and Alison's best-ever songs.
Ali Campbell - Silhouette.
One half of UB40, Ali, Astro and Mickey continue to turn out perfectly smashing choons ............ reggae lite, I know, but it's really
quite addictive.
Shame the band broke up with such rancour, but these three founding members are keeping the UB40 sound alive.
Saw them at Scarborough Open Air Theatre last year, and though it wasn't the most challenging evening, musically speaking,
the band was really "on it", and so, much dancing and off key singing ensued! 
Only my second play of this new purchase. I've tended to see Lisa Hannigan in the context of Damien Rice albums but she's a damn good artist in her own right.
Plumhall - Thundercloud, WAV CD rip
Excellent driving folk/folk-rock from a local West Yorkshire duo. I saw them supporting and playing with Dave Nachmanoff on Thursday, and wanted to listen to this again. Husband and wife Michelle Plum and Nick Hall are both fine guitarists, write musically lovely and lyrically clever songs, are both good singers and harmonise wonderfully, well worth a listen, this is high quality.
(1982)
Hall & Oates - H2O
Sounding finger clicking good from this rather fine sounding MoFi.
When Kevin-W posted this earlier today it caused to realise I haven't played my CD version for yonks, and I've long liked Dharma For One and A Song For Jeffrey so here goes.
Just played;
Now playing;
(1987)
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again
Because this fine Carly album captures some particularly wonderful moments in my life with a certain someone.
Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2
If anyone had told me a few years ago I would be fan of Country, I would say they were mad. How wrong am I! But with superb artists like this gentlemen, how could I resist.
This man has only ever released belters in my view.
Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers- vinyl
Another listen to this new album before I see him on the 22nd. Fantastic album, classic Thompson themes and lyrics, acerbically intelligent as ever, superb singing, the guitar work is what you’d expect from one of the world’s greatest guitarists, the great rhythm duo and the brilliant second guitarist support him fantastically. One of the greatest ever singer songwriter guitarists at the top of his game.
nigelb posted:Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2
If anyone had told me a few years ago I would be fan of Country, I would say they were mad. How wrong am I! But with superb artists like this gentlemen, how could I resist.
This man has only ever released belters in my view.
Hmmn....I am not a country fan, but have this one......and I do seem to find myself liking certain types of country music. Not quite Line dancing yet....wife just pointed out I am lousy at all types of dancing...true.
An album I've become very fond of. Lovely reproduction quality too.