Write-Ups & Rants: March '09

The list author says:
	"His songs, desperate vignettes, born on the wrong side of the tracks, walk ankle deep in every trouble known to man."

The list author says:
	"Described as mere words this inevitably falls on the wrong side of odd, but in fact it’s handled with skill, sensitivity, and finesse, and actually works a treat."

The list author says:
	"For all their hipster indie / alt. country afflictions, there’s something reassuringly traditional about Inneke 23 & The Lipstick Painters."

The list author says:
	"Poised precariously between a less caustic Randy Newman and a fizzed up Mose Allison, “Flutter and Wow” could be Memphis-born Charlie Wood’s bid for the Cocktail Hour Soundtrack of the Year."

The list author says:
	"Tipped by everyone from NME to Vogue, The Barker Band, led by twins Jake and Sam Barker, are making plenty of waves with their rootsy, alt. country pop songs."

The list author says:
	"There’s every chance The Sicilian Jazz Project will be enjoyed and relished for years to come."

The list author says:
	"They are inextricably linked to the Chicago based scene that served as catalyst to the likes of post-rock, math-rock and post-punk."

The list author says:
	"It would seem that in the right hands it’s not just guitars that have songs in them but just about everything!"

The list author says:
	"The application of infinite overdubbing consolidates the overall sound but equally does not leave room for much distinction."

The list author says:
	"Its a rare pleasure to hear Marty Balin on Terry Terell’s “Maybe For You”, although most encouraging of all, Cathy Richardson emerges as a fantastic prospect as the new female lead."

The list author says:
	"Those who have thirsted for more since getting their hands on Ice Cream for Crow over twenty five years ago, this will come as an inspiration and a delight."

The list author says:
	"This is a fine record from this Georgia resident. I don't know what it is in the water down south, but they produce quality female singers."

The list author says:
	"Taking inspiration from photographs of 19th century Spiritualists and séances The Endless have produced a CD of two halves"

The list author says:
	"Mod-pop as a genre necessarily demands a magpie thievery of all that’s gone before. If you are nabbing from early Who, Love and The Small Faces at least you are stooping low with the highest ambition."

The list author says:
	"Richard Haswell (aka Rhubarb) deals in folk nuanced melancholia and simple, fragile, uplifting, indie guitar pop."

The list author says:
	"An American, an Italian, an Ukrainian and an Australian walk into a London pub. Instead of a very funny joke, involving national stereotypes and ribcage damage, they formed a band."