Saturday, June 22, 2024
JEFFREY MORGAN’S MEDIA BLACKOUT #946JEFFREY MORGAN’S MEDIA BLACKOUT #946.580.213! Mark Olson & Gary Louris – Ready For The Flood (HackTone) ::
I know you won’t believe it, but this sounds just like McCartney & Lennon when they did their acoustic Everly Brothers
bit during Let It Be—and that’s definitely saying something, so believe it. Tagaq – Auk/Blood (Jericho Beach) :: I’ve heard a few throat-singing albums
in my time, but never one that reminded me of Nico’s Janitor Of Lunacy until now. That is, if Nico had played
her larynx instead of her harmonium. Bleeding Through –
The Complete Truth (Trustkill) :: This one sounds like Paul Stanley fronting a double-time thrash-screamo band. At
least it does during the melodic singing parts. Of which there aren’t many. Matthew
Sweet – Sunshine Lies (Shout! Factory) :: “Matthew Returns With a Power-Pop Stunner!”
raves the cover sticker, which ain’t a bad call. And although I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a “kaleidoscopic
masterwork,” like the additional small print does, I’d certainly recommend it solely on the vintage anarcho-punk
Donovan Rundgren vibe. Mardeen – Read Less Minds
(Collagen Rock) :: Proto-atypical teenage angst-rock that, inexplicably, has a late ’70s early ’80s jingle jangle
post-punk patina. Maybe this is what Lodger shoulda sounded like. Maybe not. SIZZLING PLATTER OF THE WEEK: Cameron Latimer – Fallen Apart (Black Hen) :: This
may be a first: An album that just doesn’t just includes a lyric sheet, but a lyric sheet that’s notated with
all the necessary chords needed to turn it into sheet music. And although it’s usually at this point in the proceedings
that I’d lambaste this record raw for not being nearly as smart as that bright idea, this is one country album that’s
actually even smarter—right down to the looping title track which, incongruously, sounds just like a high quality outtake
from Paul and Linda’s Ram. Paul McCartney
- “Ram On” (Capitol) :: Paul. Ram on. Paul Ramone. Geddit? Be seeing you!
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