What are you listening to? January 2018

[Unsomnambulist]

The Shins - The Worms Heart (2018)



This is terrible. 1 star.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons (I lucked into a rare vinyl copy of this gem)

Just remember that track #6 "Experiment Number Six" is supposed to have all that crackling.

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Becky Warren - War Surplus

Leader from the NPR interview: "Becky Warren's album "War Surplus" is a classic whiskey-soaked, honky-tonk, girl-meets-boy story in 12 songs. Except this story is girl meets boy, boy deploys, boy comes home with PTSD which, soaked in whiskey, tears apart their marriage, which is also something of a classic in the veterans community." (Quil Lawrence).

Interesting story, but also, songs well executed.

http://www.beckywarren.com/about/

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Average White Band - AWB (1974)

Always forget this band is Scottish (A"Scottish funk and R&B band" (as noted by Wiki) just seems odd).
And apparently these Scots are the "15th most sampled act in history" (from 2011) with licks used by Nas, A Tribe Called Quest, Arrested Development, TLC, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube, and Eric B. and Rakim. Well, how about that!

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Melvin Taylor - Beyond the Burning Guitar.



While I discovered Melvin Taylor as a really smooth blues guitarist, he's equally interested in and adept at jazz. This two disc album has a bit of each. Nice smooth music that doesn't mess with concentration on the day job.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975)

 

[Nickyboy]

Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975)

I still need to buy the remasters.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Broadcast - Tender Buttons (2005)

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)

 

[Pops]

Just remember that track #6 "Experiment Number Six" is supposed to have all that crackling.

Yeah, that caused me to jump up and check the record!

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Broadcast - The Noise Made By People (2000)

 

[lpfreak1170]

The Hold Steady - Almost Killed Me


They'll never top those first 2 albums.

 

[axolotl]

Character ~ We Also Create False Promises (2004)



As one RYM poster said, almost 8 1/2 years ago:

In the magical realm of Post-Rock, and between Cougar and Shark Quest, lies Character.

You can quote me, but, without context, the statement is essentially meaningless.

Some dude named axolotl.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

The Limiñanas - Shadow People (2018)

 

[lpfreak1170]

Dave Van Ronk – Folksinger

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains (2017)

 

[axolotl]

Pierre Bensusan & Didier Malherbe ~ Live in Paris (1998)

 

[axolotl]

Brazilian Guitar Quartet ~ Essencia Do Brasil (1999)



https://www.allmusic.com/album/essencia-do-brasil-mw0000391552

 

[axolotl]

Riccardo Cocciante ~ Un Uomo Felice (1994)



My copy says Richard, so I don't know what his friends call him.