Monthly Archives: February 2010

Midlake – Birmingham Town Hall

Posted on February 18, 2010 by haymoncollins

Well it was a real shame that IDS couldn’t make this gig but work is work and must be attended to and he had to get down and dirty with some cameoid (!). Birmingham Town Hall is a splendid venue, … Continue reading →

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Shearwater – The Golden Archipelago

Posted on February 17, 2010 by haymoncollins

This is an exceptionally and sumptuously beautiful album, a worthy successor to the previous album Rooks and the last of the very loose trilogy of Shearwater albums started with Palo Santo. Built around island issues, the maritime theme is in … Continue reading →

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Heartbreaks

Posted on February 16, 2010 by haymoncollins

Now here’s a thing! Undeniable Smiths, Motown, Elvis Costello and sundry other influences but this Morecombe bunch of lads have that wonderful fresh, bouncy and shimmering feel of a new band with purpose and confidence. The indie band thing is … Continue reading →

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Pat Metheny – Orchestrion

Posted on February 6, 2010 by haymoncollins

I have been a Pat Metheny fan for some time now. I remember distinctly hearing him for the first time, odd though it seems, on an edition of the old BBC programme, Tomorrows World, where he was demonstrating the then … Continue reading →

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Midlake – The Courage of Others

Posted on February 5, 2010 by haymoncollins

Its been a long time since the Trials of Van Occupanther and its good to have Midlake back. It is said that in intervening time they produced another album but discarded it and started over, The Courage of Others is … Continue reading →

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