Get Lonely almost creeps into Blue Nile territory with introspective images and thoughts being played out over a musically sympathetic background
In the Country – Losing Stones, Collecting Bones.
I particularly enjoyed the drawing of the girl with a bloody great vole on her head. Well they are from Norway…
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Adrian Klumpes – Be Still
Very much in the school of Terry Riley, Be Still is an incredibly rewarding listen.
Club Kama Aina – Club Kama Aina
Be warned, at no point are volume levels raised; restraint and downtrodden charm are present right from the opening bars on Hotaru.
Rob Crow – Living Well
“All songs written, recorded, produced and played by Rob in his room except for some parts probably recorded at Zach’s house whilst he was at lunch.”
Inca Ore with Lemon Bear’s Orchestra – The Birds in the Bushes.
As my father said when he was unwittingly (certainly unwillingly) exposed to the track Spine Milk, “it sounds like they had all their instruments pinched and went to the kitchen”
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Hallways of Always – Hallways of Always
This LP really should have a sticker saying “banjos and singing saws were used in the making of this recording”…
Two Dollar Guitar – The Wear and Tear of Fear, A Lover’s Discourse
Its not all moping around you know.
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Eric Bachmann – To the Races
Sparseness of arrangement can be readily forgiven when you have a set of songs as strong as on To the Races.
The Caribbean – Plastic Explosives
I’d say that there are nods to the softer side of Yo La Tengo and Green Gartside