This week we have Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Burna Boy, Radiohead side-project The Smile, and the smooth monologues of London duo Real Lies. Real Lies Lad Ash 2022, 9/10The sophisticated monologues of London electronic duo Real Lies have an obvious precedent.…
With the recent passing of Judith Durham, it’s fitting to look back on the ten best songs from Australian folk band The Seekers. The Melbourne quartet sold more than 50 million records with 1960s hits like ‘I’ll Never Find Another…
Tony dominated last week’s MTV Unplugged album quiz, scoring a perfect 24 This week we’re looking at songs with the word “got” in the title. I scored 30/32 – I was down to educated guessing about halfway through the…
The past week marked the 30th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ Summer in Paradise. I’ve been filling in the gaps in my Beach Boys album review page, so it seemed a good time to revisit the most maligned album from…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the 2 album set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from the years 1965 to 1968…
Making mellow music with his wife paid off for Rich Kamerman last week – he scored perfect marks in the ‘Margaritaville’ quiz. This week you need to identify the Unplugged album by three songs. I scored 23/24 – I’m…
The progressive rock supergroup Transatlantic played the last concert of their Absolute Universe tour in July 2022. The group have hinted that it might be their final tour, so it’s possible that their studio catalogue might remain as the five…
Manchester post-punk band Joy Division appeared so ordinary – in their music videos they look like four young civil servants playing music in their work clothes. But the music that they created was unique and deeply unsettling. Steven Morris’ drumming…
Congratulations to Tony, who scored 20/20 in last week’s Badly Drawn Albums quiz. This week you need to complete the stanzas in Jimmy Buffett’s ‘Margaritaville’. I’m not a particular fan of Mr Buffett, and only scored 18 of a…
It’s an eclectic bunch this week – Puerto Rican superstar rapper Bad Bunny and English art-pop from Rae Morris. There’s also a new vintage release, with Linda Hoover’s 1970 album finally released from the archives. Notably, half of the songs…
