10 alternative titles for the new Primal Scream album

Chaosmosis suggests a little too much spontaneity, a little too much rock’n’roll freedom for the 11th album from what is essentially 2016’s answer to the worldweary nostalgia of The Soup Dragons, without any decent tunes, or beats. Or ideas. Or visuals. Or vocals. Or production. 

song of the day 6. frazey ford

That time of night again. Another grey day survived, no judos. Time for one final trawl through the Facebook feed.

nuw misoc

I listened to them so you don’t have to – 3. The 1975

Shit year for music. Well-named then. 

I listened to them so you don’t have to – 2. Elbow

Seems like enough people reacted to the first entry in this series that I can justify a second entry. 

I listened to them so you don’t have to – 1. The Doors

Conventional wisdom has it that distance makes the heart grow fonder. 

An insta-reaction to The New Yorker’s article on the role of the music critic in the age of the ‘insta release’

Here is the article.

the True story behind the recording of the first Creation single

Just sent off some thoughts about this to Allan Glen at Record Collector. Thought I’d share them here…

I admire Wendy James greatly for this…

Not however for the way she still likes to parade her breasts. (Hey! I have nothing against Wendy James’ breasts. In fact, I think it kinda cool the way she remains unashamed of her sexuality. Carry on this way, she could be the next Dr Who.)

Kendrick Lamar: New Album First Listen

Here is the track-listing. Exciting, huh?

A rejoinder to Noisey’s entirely pointless ‘is the album review dead’ article

Damn it. I’ve given the game away in the heading.