How the Fixx Refused to Pander on ‘Beautiful Friction’
The Fixx’s ‘Beautiful Friction’ arrived 10 years ago this week as testament to a band unafraid to follow its muse.
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Monkey House’s ‘Future Is Almost Gone,’ ‘The Jazz Life’ + Others: Gimme Five
The latest edition of Gimme Five finds Preston Frazier digging into a handful of favorites from Don Breithaupt’s Monkey House.
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.
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.
