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Adam Green - Tour Sampler

A 3 track thingy not released just in time for his slot touring the UK with The Strokes. Ex Moldy Peach, Adam Green has a way with a lyric, and sometimes with a melody. True, there is a hint of 'I'm smarter than you', but he might actually be smarter than you.

Assuming you can find a copy, you get "Friends Of Mine" from the album of the same name, "Down On The Street" from "Gemstones" and "Hollywood Bowl" from "Jacket Full Of Dangers", which is a reasonable enough introduction to his Eels meets Fountains Of Wayne and Grant Lee Philips having a plank party with Nick Drake in a sixties hula bar.
Now you know.

M Craft - Silver & Fire / You Are The Music


For gods sake, man! Grow a pair, dammit!

Is it any wonder he had to relocate from the mans world of Australia to the soft southern, namby pamby, look behind you world of London to unleash (not that's there any unleashing involved in this west coast influenced slice of seventies singer / songwriter far) this CD.

Mind you, with the Magic Numbers cracking the charts, it may well be that the world is ready for this sophisticated slice of introspection. And having played it repeatedly for a couple of days now it seems I'll have to coax mine back down as well. Ah, well, just the usual then.

Neal Casal - You Don't See Me Crying

Fully recovered from his battery charging covers album, Neal Casal gets back to doing what he does best, writing and performing heartfelt country songs about love, life and laments.

Taken from his forthcoming (eighth) solo album 'No Wish To Reminisce', this sees him continuing to mine his vein of Gram Parsons alt country, replete with plaintive strings and memorable melodies. If this is anything to go by, the new album should be a goodie.

Delays - Valentine

Now its just stupid releasing a record called "Valentine" after Valentines Day has been and gone, but I'm no marketing man, so maybe they do know what they're doing. Which would be a first.

This isn't a huge step away from "Lost in a Melody", but does the soaring, euphoria thing very well, which is what it seems the punters want these days. Greg Gilbert is in fine voice, and at least he has a voice worth listening to, unlike most of the atonal warbling that passes for singing these days. Of course, his falsetto may have you running for the hills, but if you last as far as the chorus you'll be hooked.

We Are Scientists - It's A Hit

Probably the law of diminishing returns, but since "Nobody Move..", WAS have been dipping in my musical affections. It's their own fault of course, for being so perfect the first time around (am I allowed to say that now that Gary Glitters been banged up?).

Apparently not, according to my lawyers, but the perky WAS are still spiky and melodic, funny as hell (read into that what you will), and B-side "Surprise" is even perkier. We still love WAS.

Goldfrapp - Ride A White Horse

Well thank goodness all that "Number 1" pap is well behind us, and the luscious, dirty and fantabulous Goldfrapp have went back to making decent records. Granted, they peaked a couple of years back, but this is still the horniest record of the year so far.

No idea why the dribble that is "Slide In (DFA remix) Edit" was allowed near a pressing plant, but maybe it ties in with the garbage from the "White Horse" video.

Liz McClarnon - Woman In Love

We love Liz. The prettiest, perkiest of the Kittens, she always looked like she'd wandered in by accident and was just hanging around to see what happened.

But now she's all grown up - and what do you know - she can sing! Never saw that coming. Safe to say she's aiming her solo career at the twin axis of Tesco mums and bottom banditry, with a massive go at the divine Ms Streisand, one she actually manages. Well done, Liz!