I have been slow to review this because it moves slowly, like honey. It’s rich and strong, equal parts old time American folk, and deep gothic country. Williams uses his music to deliver one dark narrative after another, the tales evoking Johnny Cash and Nick Cave’s fatalistic denouements*.
It never strays into twangy country [...]
Here’s a bit of 7″ pleasure that no-one with any vaguely folky inclinations should permit to pass them by. The Left Outsides were born in the fallout of the demise of brilliant London psych-folksters The 18th Day of May. Alison and Mark played viola and guitar respectively in that much-lamented band, and have [...]
Well what a rotten album this is, then. Really, just not very good at all - what the hell was all the fuss about?
I sort of skipped the hype surrounding these guys, but I do remember reading one rather thoughtful argument, although where I read it I can’t remember, that made a very good point. [...]
Well, after the genius of The Letting Go, I’ll admit that my hopes were very high for this album. I wouldn’t say they’ve exactly been fulfilled though, and it might be possible that Mr. Oldham has gone just a little bit too pop. The Letting Go, from 2006, took earlier ultra-hushed work like Master & [...]
I only found this band recently, and I am absolutely delighted with this album. Delight is probably the right word for the music as well, which simply leaks loveliness into your life as if it had an infinite supply to spread around. It’s somewhat fitting that the last song should be called Charm School too, [...]
I honestly didn’t get this album the first few times through, and now I have no idea how that could have happened. The hooks, delightful little tunes lapsing into growly guitar, it’s all spot on. Maybe I was just having a dopey week - it does happen, you know.
This reminds me an awful [...]
