Monthly Archives: July 2010

Her Name Is Calla – The Quiet Lamb etc

Posted on July 30, 2010 by haymoncollins

Well it seems an age that we have been waiting the debut album from the glorious but improbably named Her Name is Calla (I have often wondered but never had the temerity to ask what that’s all about). There of … Continue reading →

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Shearwater – St Bonaventure’s Bristol

Posted on July 30, 2010 by haymoncollins

It seems an age since I first heard Shearwater on an NPR podcast (what would I do without NPR and the other US public service stations – where’s the UK equivalent?) and tried to get hold of Rook, their second … Continue reading →

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Bombay Bicycle Club – Flaws

Posted on July 18, 2010 by haymoncollins

I have the Lad to thank for this one – he gave good reports of them at last years Glasto and seemed to jump on this as soon as it was released. It seems I have the first Bombay Bicycle … Continue reading →

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The Coral – Butterfly House

Posted on July 18, 2010 by haymoncollins

Well they have been around for ten years or so and I have never really taken much notice of The Coral before – just seemed a bit too locked into the Oasis scene for me. A couple of OK singles … Continue reading →

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John Grant – Queen of Denmark

Posted on July 2, 2010 by haymoncollins

I have always found it hard to resist a fabulous voice and John Grant has one of the very best. A deep mellifluous baritone he could sing the proverbial shopping list and make it sound like honey. All the obvious … Continue reading →

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