Someone once told me that music is the decoration of time (and film is the decoration of space). I’m sure…
Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
IN WHICH THE WRITER OF A BLOG THAT IS ENTITLED “AN ALBUM A DAY” HAS NOT LISTENED TO AN ALBUM…
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, S/T (2009)
I am not a difficult man to please, on the whole. But once, when I and my friends were looking around…
Battles, “Mirrored” (2007)
Opening with a pulsing snare and what sounds like the bottom of a tin can being tapped mercilessly with a…
The Kinks, “The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society” (1968)
Nationalism gets a bit of a bad rep these days, what with Brexit and Trump and the populist movement espousing…
Animal Collective, “Fall Be Kind” (2009)
Apologies for the day off. One day I might explain why, but for now I’m fairly confident in saying it’s a…
Belle and Sebastian, “How To Solve Your Human Problems (Part 1)” (2017)
(CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: BRIEF DISCUSSION AND DESCRIPTION OF SUICIDE) In Which I Go Full Rock Critic™ Now And Talk About A Band With…
Candy Claws, “In The Dream Of Sea Life”, (2009)
I’m currently typing this at quarter to seven in the morning, waiting for a train. This is the earliest I’ve…