05.07.2019
Feeder - Tallulah
It’s album number ten for the Welsh trio and expectations are not high, following 2016’s All Bright Electric and lead singer Grant Nicholas’ solo album. Neither were terrible but they were unmemorable. Even after reading the review I wrote three years ago for album nine, I can’t recall any of the music. From the opening track there is no doubt that we are listening to a ‘90s band. In fact the first song, ‘Youth’, sounds like a reworking of Busted’s ouevre...
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26.06.2015
Trembling Bells – The Sovereign Self
There can be no doubting either the ambition or the eccentricity of Trembling Bells. The Scottish melody-loving, prog-soloing troubadours have just released their fourth album, decorated with portraits of talismanic writers and musicians from Dante to Dennis Potter, and packed with a set of wilfully bizarre and beautiful tracks. Over everything hangs the antic spirit of The Incredible String Band and Mike Heron, with whom The Bells have recently toured. The ...
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