Stepping out of the shadow of their work with Jenny Lewis, ‘Fire Songs’ doesn’t exactly see The Watson Twins moving far from what they have been known for but then again, if it ain’t broke, why bother fixing it?
Side projects can often send a shiver up and down the spine of many music fans as some of the less talented individuals of an act try to break out on their own only to reveal there was a reason that they were the lesser known one of the group.
Binary Zero may indicate a modern world where there is very little room for grey or fuzzy logic and listening to album ‘From Here You Can See Everything’ you get the same impression.
As record labels go, Soma are probably one of the most consistent and any release by them is usually worth a listen or two.
What with Family Guys recent use of ‘Surfin’ Bird’ as a plot device perhaps the world is awaiting a revival of Surf Guitar and if there is, Agaskodo Teliverek are perfectly placed with their ‘Psycho Goulash’ album.
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