Monthly Archives: January 2010

Andrew Morgan, Beach House, Spoon and Honour Before Glory

I think I first heard of Andrew Morgan via a Robin Hilton NPR blog post and an attendant mp3 file. Well something registered and I sent off to Broken Horse Records for the Please Kid, Remember CD. The terrifying geekly … Continue reading

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Deep Sht Comments

I am always infeasibly pleased to have comments on any of the postings so imagine my childlike joy to have TWO for the Deep Sht post -truly I must have alighted upon something wondrous. The first of course was from … Continue reading

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Deep Sht – Hector

Unashamedly here because of the track title, first heard of this London based one-piece (although there are clearly three of them on the vid) on a KEXP podcast by DJ Rachel Ratner. The video certainly isn’t of the highest quality … Continue reading

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Way To Blue – The Songs of Nick Drake.

Unable to rock up to the gig as planned due to a diary clash (OK it was my fault – I didn’t put in the diary) and finding myself in London seeing other ageing alumni of the Ecole Superieure de … Continue reading

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The Mantles, These Monsters and Her Name is Calla

A couple of new chaps to me and a favourite putting out some new material. The Mantles are a San Francisco bay bunch, proudly proclaiming their (or maybe their parents) record collection influences. They clearly fit alongside The Girls with … Continue reading

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New but Late

Well it seems there is some benefit to end of year listings other than just proclaiming your favourites and perhaps trying to look cool with a few left of field artistes. They have nudged me to check a few otherwise … Continue reading

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