April 2015 Review
Posted: 13 May 2015, 22:19
Didn't know whether to use Minnies thread... it seemed personal and specific so opened this one.
Apologies for how brief this is but I have quite enjoyed playing this and it has had quite a few spins;
1. The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard: A universal language.
2. I would describe this as Richard Thompson produced by Daniel Lanois… but I know that it is neither. It’s pleasant with polished production and sounds like a theme to an 80’s RomCom.
3. This sounds very familiar… but I’m sure don’t know who it is. A lovely, bright and breezy “coming out” song.
4. Similar vibe in that it sounds familiar and it is bright and breezy and poppy. It sounds very Richard Hawley.
5. Carpet Crawlers by Mark Kozelek. I really like this.
6. Really sweet… almost too sweet… but the lyrics are really quite engaging.
7. Odd. This reminds me of Randy Newman. I can’t abide Randy Newman but I really like this. Again, very engaging lyrics.
8. Sweet female country folk vocal. There’s so much of this around that it’s become a flooded, over-used niche… but this is quite special. I’m pretty sure I know the artist.
9. The intro was very familiar… I expected something else but couldn’t quite grasp what it reminded me of. Then the vocal bit reminded me of “Baby” by OS Mutantes (English version with Rita Lee)… and then my head couldn’t cope. Nice track but… it mashed my head.
10. Gentle, acoustic ballad. I like the cello. Very relaxing.
11. Fabulous New Orleans RnB. Sounds very familiar. I may be kicking myself again.
12. Lovely Acoustic ballad. Something of the Sufjan in this.
13. The unmistakable Screaming Jay Hawkins… with my signature tune… Baptise me in Wine!
14. Interesting track. Vocals familiar again. Couldn’t quite grasp the chorus but the overall package is quite grand. Symphonic pop splendour.
15. This is someone being “early Dylan”. Intense and evocative.
16. A beautiful slice of opera. It gets a bit Wagnerian at it’s peak but generally sounds a bit too sweet to be Wagner. I’m supposed to be embarking on a Wagner project this year but keep putting it off.
17. A snippet of a symphonic ballad. I thought at first it may be Scott Walker but it isn’t… is it?
Apologies for how brief this is but I have quite enjoyed playing this and it has had quite a few spins;
1. The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard: A universal language.
2. I would describe this as Richard Thompson produced by Daniel Lanois… but I know that it is neither. It’s pleasant with polished production and sounds like a theme to an 80’s RomCom.
3. This sounds very familiar… but I’m sure don’t know who it is. A lovely, bright and breezy “coming out” song.
4. Similar vibe in that it sounds familiar and it is bright and breezy and poppy. It sounds very Richard Hawley.
5. Carpet Crawlers by Mark Kozelek. I really like this.
6. Really sweet… almost too sweet… but the lyrics are really quite engaging.
7. Odd. This reminds me of Randy Newman. I can’t abide Randy Newman but I really like this. Again, very engaging lyrics.
8. Sweet female country folk vocal. There’s so much of this around that it’s become a flooded, over-used niche… but this is quite special. I’m pretty sure I know the artist.
9. The intro was very familiar… I expected something else but couldn’t quite grasp what it reminded me of. Then the vocal bit reminded me of “Baby” by OS Mutantes (English version with Rita Lee)… and then my head couldn’t cope. Nice track but… it mashed my head.
10. Gentle, acoustic ballad. I like the cello. Very relaxing.
11. Fabulous New Orleans RnB. Sounds very familiar. I may be kicking myself again.
12. Lovely Acoustic ballad. Something of the Sufjan in this.
13. The unmistakable Screaming Jay Hawkins… with my signature tune… Baptise me in Wine!
14. Interesting track. Vocals familiar again. Couldn’t quite grasp the chorus but the overall package is quite grand. Symphonic pop splendour.
15. This is someone being “early Dylan”. Intense and evocative.
16. A beautiful slice of opera. It gets a bit Wagnerian at it’s peak but generally sounds a bit too sweet to be Wagner. I’m supposed to be embarking on a Wagner project this year but keep putting it off.
17. A snippet of a symphonic ballad. I thought at first it may be Scott Walker but it isn’t… is it?