The initial reaction on hearing this record is trying to work out who lead singer, Dan Michaelson, sounds like. At first, the lazy comparison is Johnny Cash, but after half a dozen tracks it becomes clear that he closely resembles Bill Callahan of Smog, with a little bit of Micah P. Hinson thrown in there [...]
Released on Cornish’s own record label, ‘Until the Traffic Stops’ is a beautiful record, bringing to mind Jeff Buckley, the Blue Nile and Elbow. A complex song, with different nuances revealed with every listen. With the opening lines stating “I’m not writing about love, I’m not writing about me, I’m not breaking new ground, I’m [...]
This is a four track 10” single released by Dead Young Records, to introduce four bands who are signed to the label. The first song is ‘Edward the Confessor’ by The Cubical, a blues/garage band who bring to mind Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart
By now everyone is surely aware of the history of Bon Iver, whereby after the break up of a long term relationship, he went off to a cabin in Wisconsin to ‘get his head together’.
Parts of this album sound like Spiritualized. Unfortunately, not the good Spiritualized of ‘Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space’, but the rubbish touring Spiritualized consisting of Jason Pierce and a number of session musicians creating 20 minute ‘jams’ of unbelievable dullness.
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