The title track from their new album. Somehow they have managed to Cate Blanchett to dance around like an idiot in it.
Still 50 odd years and still producing the goods.
Sparks are back!
When bands pass their sell by date
U2 are about to release ‘songs of surrender’ a 40(!) track reimagining of classic U2 tracks. I.e. an acoustic best of. The first single turns a protest anthem into a Coldplay b-side. Bono and co have seemed rather lost in the 21st century. No longer the biggest band in the world, creatively unsure what to do. Trying to avoid being an heritage act but not making anything interesting enough to not be an heritage band.
So why do bands plod on and not do the dignified thing and call it a day when the creativity runs dry?
New music for you – Walt Disco
Because a few of you on these boards like the Associates. (Well, maybe one obsessive.) Here a new band – Walt Disco who have certainly been listening to them a lot, as well as Sparks and early Roxy Music.
They have an album out called Unlearning and very good it is too.
You wait years for a Sparks film and then two arrive at once.
Sparks have been trying to make a movie musical for decades. Getting close with A Tim Burton film in the 90s. But their dream as now come true and they are opening the Cannes film festival in July. Amazon have bought the streaming rights. Here’s the first trailer. https://youtu.be/On4v1gNJkrE
The Sparks documentary also arrives this summer. Directed by Edgar Wright it’s been picked up for wide distribution by focus features. In the doc they meet up with their first producer Todd Rungren after 50 years. They must have got on well because this surprise one off single just appeared. https://youtu.be/eVxnnyvpqr0
New Field music
New album Flat white moon is out 23rd April
That is the end of this public service announcement.
The Sparks Brother
First trailer is out for Edger Wrights Sparks documentary. It looks excellent!
The only band ever to get better with age, (ignoring the slightly dodgy 80’s period) will they finally get the accolades they deserve after 50 years?
New Tom Jones single… it is unusual!
So who had Tom Jones releasing a track that sounds like Radiohead on your 2021 Bingo card?
Everything’s rubbish so here the same post twice
Sorry giddy fingers!
Everything’s rubbish so here’s James Last covering Hawkwind
Start expecting to hate, leave have a damn good time!
From his non stop party album 73. Where he also does Alice Copper, Slade, the who, Issac Hayes amongst many others
Remember Tom Vek indie hopeful from about a decade ago…
Tom Vek the promising indie song writer from the 00’s is back today with a surprise new album and a crowd funded music player. Now it looks lovely , love the idea but at £500 he’s got a hard sell on his hands. Even Neil Young couldn’t shift his MP3 player.
Jim White – Not the sky Sports reporter
Nu Country singer songwriter (and stand up comedian according to his bio )has a rather fine new album out. I’ve liked his stuff in the past but his new album Misfits Jubilie is a bobby dazzler and no mistake. so if you like a bit of all types of music, both country and western then give him a spin.
Danzig sings Elvis!
Scary heavy metal man and former lead singer of the Misfits has released an Elvis covers album. For this album he’s taken the usual step of recording the album in a bucket.
Fiona Apple’s back
Fiona Apples back after 8 years with a new album called fetch the bolt cutters.
The critics are going crazy over it with 5 star reviews in the Guardian, independent and even a rare 10 from hipster bible pitchfork.
On first listen it is very good, but there’s a lot to take in. But I’m not sure it’s the greatest album of the 21st century that the critics are claiming. Time will tell. (I wonder if the critics are just getting giddy as they don’t have much else to write about.)
Laura Marlin – Song for our Daughter. Surprise! Here’s a new album
Laura Marlin dropped (As the kids say.) a new album on Friday without much warning before hand. I’ve always kinda liked her stuff but was never a massive fan but this new album is excellent and well worth a listen.
It’s on all the streaming services. It’ll have a proper release once shops reopen. (If there’s any left.)
The Kids are angry again.
*Warning new music that’s rather loud*
Idles are a band that are a bit fed up with the state of Britain at the moment. They have made an album to have a shout about those frustrations. It’s very good and even made the top 5 album charts. (when was the last time a punk band made the top 10? – Ignoring Green day, which is easily done.) It warms the cockles that bands like this still exist and even more so that it’s selling,
Janelle Monae’s back! Pop music is saved!!
I was worried we’d lost her to Hollywood but the pint sized funk Goddess is back and she’s only gone and made the best Prince song since the Purple fellas prime.
Apologies to all the older readers with an aversion to ‘new’ music.
Just a reminder…
Just a reminder that the best album of the year, properly this century was released yesterday.
It really is a joy from start to finish and clear proof that when David Bowie tells you to get the band back together it’s wise to follow his words.
When old bands try to appeal to the Yoof
Inspired by the Rick Parfitt thread, Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Did they really think all the Scooter fans (and there’s a scary amount of them if Wikipedia is to be believed.) would rush to Itunes to download Piledriver? Recently we’ve had Sir Paul turning up with Kanye and Rhinna.
So who else has made an ill judged effort to appeal to da kids?
Now that’s how you do a cover version
Sturgill Simpsons covers Nirvana’s In Bloom.
The rest of the albums (A sailors guide to the Moon) pretty good too.
