How I Finally Came to Love Crowded House’s Underrated ‘Time On Earth’
Crowded House issued ‘Time On Earth’ 15 years ago today, and the LP didn’t immediately click with me – then, it suddenly and completely did.
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In Defense of the Unfairly Overlooked ‘Bee Gees’ 1st’
Released 55 years ago, ‘Bees Gees’ 1st’ has since somehow disappeared from the public consciousness.
Young Gun Silver Fox, “West Side Jet” (2022): Something Else! sneak peek
“West Side Jet” is the newest single from the Andy Platts/Shawn Lee yacht-rock project Young Gun Silver Fox. It’s the perfect song to start this summer.
How Beach Boys Found the Sun Again With ‘That’s Why God Made the Radio’
Ten years ago, the Beach Boys returned with the triumphant ‘That’s Why God Made the Radio,’ finally expanding upon their own dashed aspirations.
The Singles – ‘L.O.V.E. From the Santa Cruz Archives ’82-’85’ (2022)
The term “power pop” has been widely overused and misused, but the Singles can positively be deemed poster boys of the idiom.
Simon Love – ‘Love, Sex and Death etc’ (2022)
‘Love, Sex and Death etc’ portrays Simon Love in all his genius glory by putting smart and shrewd lyrics to insistently catchy musical incarnations.
Dave Cope and the Sass – ‘Julee’ (2022)
‘Julee’ captures Dave Cope and the Sass showing respect to their origins, while at the same time flashing their own special identity.
Kyte – ‘Kyte’ (2009): Forgotten Series
This self-titled LP from Gothenburg, Sweden-based Kyte was a solid debut by a very promising group. In fact, I called them the best new band of 2008.
How the English Beat Stayed Weird But Hit With ‘Save It For Later’ Anyway
Issued 40 years ago today, the English Beat’s closest brush with the mainstream still incorporated all of these bizarrely effective moments of creativity.
Aviation Blondes – ‘Edge of Forever’ (2009): Forgotten Series
Aviation Blondes’ debut LP was contemporary pop-rock music, and not the garage rock that you’d expect from the Get Hip label.
