Here are two that don’t get mentioned very often – The Plimsouls:

and White Heat, a band from Newcastle that I’ve always though sound very similar:

Ah! That’s why I like her so much! It’s not really needed but most of us round here like a category and I was struggling because I think she’s americana… but that didn’t sit right. So it’s Power americanapop! […]

“who has his own stuff as well”!!! I make an early prediction that’s the understaement of the thread.

If I had a choice between a new Brendan Benson album (and tour) and a Raconteurs one I’d certainly choose […]

Sounds like we need a new powerpop thread. I can see the attractions similarity but if we’re sticking to uk bands, I would have thought The Records would be a better second example.

One of the finest power pop bands ever. Two albums of nailed on classics. I was always a bit baffled why Suffice To Say wasn’t a huge hit. Why hasn’t a boy band covered it?

Can’t disagree about some of the downsides but the last few times I’ve seen NL have been at the stables in mk which is an awful soulless place possibly because the seats are so big and comfy. It takes a lot to […]

It certainly wouldn’t be the first time May and Unicorns have been associated though. There was a cartoon in the Times this week of her standing over a lame unicorn with a gun to put us out of it’s […]

They weren’t all announced at once (I bought my ticket to the London gig before the MK one was announced) but I don’t think there have been any more added for a couple of months.
I’m really looking forward to […]

Must get myself a new stylus after all, it’ll sound so much better on vinyl!

Let’s face it, that’s not too hard is it?
Trains, Boats and Planes was my favourite album the year it came out and I was sooo disappointed when I walked into Brixton Academy to see The Stuffies when I realised […]

Yep, I’ve just bought one of these:

I’ve had it just over a week and it does exactly what it says it does and I can leave my phone in my pocket. It means I can, at last use my old foam style earbuds wirelessly […]

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After a bit of umming and erring whether to go and see Carlene Carter play again (this time with the Carter Family) at the Mean Fiddler, the listing in Time Out pointed out “the man in black” was also in town so […]

Pah! Old school!
What you need is one of these:

I recall being in Laskys in the early 80’s on the lookout for a kind of ghetto blaster – the ‘assistant’ pointed out that it had Dolby but it sounded better when it was used for recording only and to play back […]

The main thing these lists have encouraged me to do is to buy a little Bluetooth control for my phone so I can keep my phone in my pocket ( or on my desk) and stream songs while pretending I’m using a little mp3 […]

The inference of most of the reports at the end of 2017 was that vinyl sales would be off the scale by now. It was surely only going to slow down again. Having said that, I’m surprised the CD drop is so marked. I […]

I think the phrase is “Manage your expectations”! Take that approach and you can raise or lower at will….and lower even further when necessary.

Ah yes! That’s what Harum was previously.

When I stated buying albums in around 1973/4 there was one very small record shop in the town centre (Harum, up by the pond…. but I don’t think it was called Harem at the time). There was a floor of WHSmith […]

We must be looking for different things from our country music. That’s fine. The song Pageant Material is one of my favourites. If Golden Hour is the way she’s heading, I’ll probably not bother with her next album […]