10 Best Sting Songs
Sting’s reputation is a little shaky as a solo artist. After leading The Police to the status of the biggest band in the world in 1983, he pursued a high-brow, jazzy direction in his solo career. When I first became…
Aphoristical
Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he's been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.
Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XIX
Welcome to week 19 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far – it’s a very tight battle for first. Participant Week 18 Total Sheik Yerbouti 19 351 Tony 19 350 Geoff (1001) 18 335 jprobichaud 17…
New Music Reviews Americana Edition: Waxahatchee and John Moreland
For this week’s new music reviews, I’m looking at two Americana releases from early 2020. Both are in the zone where folk and country intersect, as previously explored by Gillian Welch and Townes Van Zandt. Both are fifth albums, from…
The Plague by Scott Walker: Great B-Sides
Scott Walker is one long-time favourite artist who I’ve barely mentioned on this site (edit – I have now). Born Noel Scott Engel, in Ohio, he moved to London and fronted vocal heartthrob group The Walker Brothers. When the trio…
Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVIII
Welcome to week 18 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far – the big mover this week is Scott, who emailed in a few weeks at once. Participant Week 17 Total Sheik Yerbouti 19 332 Tony…
The Police: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
Stewart Copeland, Sting, and Andy Summers were all veteran musicians when they formed The Police in London in 1977. Copeland had drummed for progressive rock band Curved Air, Sting had played in the jazz fusion band Last Exit, while Summers’…
Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVII
Welcome to week 17 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far -congratulations to Geoff Stephen for a 20 on a tough quiz last week: Participant Week 16 Total Sheik Yerbouti 19 313 Tony 19 312 Geoff…
New Music Reviews: The 1975, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jason Isbell
Three reviews of May releases – the pop/rock of Manchester’s The 1975, the synth-pop of Canada’s Carly Rae Jepsen, and the Americana of Alabama’s Jason Isbell. I’ve already a fan of all three artists, hence the quicker than usual turnaround.…
Blk Girl Soldier by Jamila Woods
Chicago’s Jamila Woods is a writer and a recording artist, and as such she’s able to sing eloquently about racial issues. Her second album, 2019’s Legacy! Legacy!, was a neo-soul masterpiece, so recently I’ve gone back to her 2016 debut…
Music Quiz: Artist by Popular Spotify Songs XVI
Welcome to week 16 in the Sporcle Spotify challenge. Here are the results so far: Participant Week 15 Total Sheik Yerbouti 18 294 Tony 19 293 Geoff (1001) 17 281 jprobichaud 17 280 Rich Kamerman 17 278 John (2loud2old) 18…
