Track: Natural Rhapsody [Soundcloud]
Artist: Jonathan Wilson
Album: Gentle Spirit (8 Aug 2011, Bella Union)
[ Soundcloud | Spotify | We7 | mflow ]
Tags: folk rock, stoner rock, psychedelic, my gang rotw
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Something for late summer/start of autumn, when lazy, hazy days of lost afternoons are still to be had and there's another wear or two of those summer dresses.

This week's recommended track is Natural Rhapsody from Gentle Spirit, technically Jonathan Wilson's second album, the first ending up a little bit lost.

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Track: One Eye Closed
Artist: CocknBullKid
Album: Adulthood (23 May 2011) [Spotify | We7 | mflow]
Tags: pop, electronica, my gang rotw
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I first wrote about CocknBullKid in August 2009, catching her near enough at the start of her career. She released several tracks under her former name, thecocknbullkid.

The end of this period was marked with a name change and the release of 7" One Eye Closed (Moshi Moshi, 8 Nov 2010), this week's recommended track and my favourite from her debut album, Adulthood.

The track is…

Track: Blue Jeans (16 Oct)
Artist: Lana Del Rey
Album: due 2012
Tags: pop, my gang rotw
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And we're back…

Introducing Lana Del Rey.

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Blue Jeans is a double-A side, to be released alongside Video Games [watch] in October, with a debut album to follow in the new year.

Unique to her music is the amalgamation of disparate styles that shouldn't go together, but do. Soft, breathy vocals (she's a former jazz singer) and hard sounds; seductive as Bardot, hard as steel. The music is as complete as she is,…

The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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2011 Year-end list contenders

w/c Mon 29 August:

David Bowie - Toy
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I Break Horses - Hearts

We7 | Spotify…

The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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w/c Mon 1 Aug:

Brian Eno - Drums Between The Bells
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Pepper Rabbit - Red Velvet Snow Ball…

The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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w/c Mon 27 May:

Thievery Corporation - Culture of Fear
DC producers Rob Garza and Eric Hilton blend organic electronica, minimalist rap and thick pads of ethereal synths…

The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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w/c Mon 30 May:

My Morning Jacket - Circuital
The Louisville, KY Southern rock stalwarts are back with the spirit of black metal for their newest album of silo songs.…

Track: The World [Soundcloud]
Artist: Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
Album: Rome (16 May 2011, EMI)
[ We7 | Spotify | mflow | 3voor12 ]
Tags: spaghetti western, my gang rotw
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Oblivious to hype as ever, when I first heard this track and then the album, I thought I was listening to an original soundtrack. This track in particular, The World, has end credits written all over it.

'The World' features Jack White and closes the five year project, the album Rome.

The project between producer Danger Mouse and…

Track: The Best Person I Know [Soundcloud]
Artist: Cat's Eyes
Album: Cat's Eyes (11 April 2011, Polydor)
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Tags: pop, 60s, my gang rotw
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I have two albums of the week this week, Cat's Eyes, the new side-project from The Horrors frontman, Faris Badwan, and The Rentals - The Rentals Present: Resilience (A Benefit Album for the Relief Effort In Japan), another side-project, this time from Matt Sharp, former bass player for Weezer.

In the days after the biggest…

The idea is for a journal for every month listing new albums I listen to and what I think so that when I review the year's music in December, I will have a handy reminder. I will add to this as the month goes on. Suggestions welcome.

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2011 Year-end list contenders

w/c Mon 02 May:

The Wave Pictures - Beer in the Breakers
The English rockers are back with a record full of meandering guitar chords laden over beautiful pads of pop. (Spinner)…