Albums | AAA Music - Part 79
Mari Wilson – Cover Stories
1 April 2012 | aaamusicGuess what? Mari Wilson, yes, the Queen of Soul from Neasden, is back with a new album, called Cover Stories. As the titles suggests, it’s a collection of cover songs, the first in her rich discography. Songs she loves, … Read More
pacificUV – Weekends
1 April 2012 | aaamusicClay Jordan formed (with ex members Howard Hudson, and Lucas Jensen) the Pacific UV in Athens, Georgia about ten years ago. The name, as Clay admitted, comes from a Jesus and Mary Jane song – first hint – and … Read More
The Draymin – Should’ve Known Better
1 April 2012 | aaamusicThe Draymin seem to have all eyes set on stadium tours with ‘Should’ve Known Better’. For the most part this means big, full-on electro pop rock stompers, but in between the club trappings and indie electro rock hook, there … Read More
Hatcham Social – About Girls
1 April 2012 | aaamusicIs it about girls? Pretty much yes, but what else is happening in Hatcham Social’s latest album seems to be the logical conclusion of listening to Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus And Mary Chain, and any number of pop-punk bands … Read More
The Destroyers – Hole In The Universe
1 April 2012 | aaamusicThere is no messing with The Destroyers. Right from the get-go, ‘Hole In The Universe’ slams into full speed with ‘Honga Bulgar’, which sways from ponderous brass-led dance into a whirling maelstrom of Balkan sound, with whispers of dirty … Read More
The Wave Pictures – Long Black Cars
1 April 2012 | aaamusicMid-mourning the end of Japanese Voyeurs, I should find reviewing confessional “anti-folk” pop should be the most onerous task imaginable. But lo and behold, The Wave Pictures have managed in ‘Long Black Cars’ to create something that is not … Read More
Jake Morley – Many Fish to Fry
1 April 2012 | aaamusicJake Morley is a London singer-songwriter, floating in the realm of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran and other associated acts. In such a saturated market it can be hard to stand out and compete. Luckily, Morley’s lap tapping and guitar … Read More
Seth Lakeman – Tales from the Barrel House
1 April 2012 | aaamusicSeth Lakeman is an English folk artist and multi-instrumentalist hailing from rural Devon. Tales from the Barrel House sticks close to Lakeman’s rustic roots to produce an earthy story of the everyday workman. And armed with a fiddle, a … Read More
Look, Stranger! – One for the King EP
1 April 2012 | aaamusicLook, Stranger are a spacey four-piece referring to themselves as ‘a vision of the future from the past’. You can see where they’re coming from with this, especially on title track, One for the King. 80’s synth and trippy … Read More
The Futureheads – Rant
1 April 2012 | aaamusicRant by The Futureheads is one of the biggest musical reinventions of the year, although, perhaps, not an unexpected one at that. This album is entirely a cappella and, as fans will know, there has always been a choral … Read More
