Reviews | AAA Music - Part 112
PAUL HEATON Presents The 8th
24 June 2012 | aaamusicPaul Heaton is a well known English indie rock singer songwriter and ex member of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South. Presents The 8th was commissioned by The Manchester International Festival and is released on 7th July, 2012 on … Read More
FIONA APPLE – The Idler Wheel
24 June 2012 | aaamusicFiona Apple is an American singer-songwriter and rock pianist . She received international critical acclaim for her debut album Tidal and received a Grammy Award for its single, Criminal . She embraces jazz, baroque, alternative and experimental music. The … Read More
Konkoma – Konkoma
24 June 2012 | aaamusicKonkoma is a London based afrobeat, funk, jazz and soul band created around two highly regarded Ghanaian musicians – Alfred Bannerman and Emmanuel Rentzos who are long term members of the Afro-rock band Osibisa. Ghanaian musicians Nii Tagoe and … Read More
Andreas Moe – Collecting Sunlight EP
24 June 2012 | aaamusicHaving already developed a strong following in his native Sweden for collaborations with artists such as DJ Avicii and John de Sohn, Andreas Moe could be on the verge of UK acclaim, too, with his self-released debut EP Collecting … Read More
Johnny5thWheel&thecowards – ‘Nancy’/’In My Laboratory’
22 June 2012 | aaamusicPutting aside my immediate prejudice against people who have problems with spacebars, Johnny5thWheel&thecowards offer a very British take on pop music that can only be described as “bonkers”, like Lewis Carroll curating a festival. Musically, the first track, ‘Nancy’ … Read More
Bromide – Some Electric Sometime
22 June 2012 | aaamusic‘Some Electric Sometime’ holds a distinctive similarity to Dinosaur Jr, in a sort of generically fuzzy and apathetic way. Bromide have taken cues from the masters, but whether this has proved beneficial is a question that is hard to … Read More
Darrick Thompson – Lolita
22 June 2012 | aaamusicLolita is an ode to the life, thoughts and fears of a prostitute. Darrick Thompson was inspired by this theme in Rome few years ago, where he lived for four months in 2009. Staying in the south of the … Read More
Stevie Jackson – I Can’t Get No (Stevie Jackson)
22 June 2012 | aaamusicBelle and Sebastian’s guitarist Stevie Jackson release his first solo album after a long career with the Scottish indie legends and collaboration that range from The Vaselines to Russian Red. Written and recorded between Glasgow and Vancouver, I Can’t … Read More
Van Dyke Parks – Three Albums’ Reissue
22 June 2012 | aaamusic
Thanks to Bella Union you will have now the chance to retrace the most significant eight years of visionary genius Van Dyke Parks’ career. The eclectic actor, musician, singer and composer from Mississippi is probably best known for … Read More
MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY – Am I Choosing Right
22 June 2012 | aaamusicMaria Doyle Kennedy is an Irish actress and singer songwriter who is well known for her part as Queen Katherine of Aragon in the award winning The Tudors. She’s influenced by Patti Smith and Marianne Faithful. As a renaissance … Read More
