- Location
- East Sussex
So much good music. Here are my three suggestions.
1. Nick Cave - Ghosteen. Cave has changed since losing his son. If the last album seemed bleak, this one whilst seeming to address loss, does have hope. It has been said that you need to be able to handle genuine anguish to listen to it, though maybe if you didn't know of some of the tragedy he's faced you might not appreciate it as much. A lot of it is monotonal, all of it is slow, and it's quite haunting. I'm guessing people will go from "beautiful" to "dull", but I think Nick and Warren Ellis are at the top of their game. It also harks to some of their film scores in tone and mood.
2. Idles - A Beautiful Thing, Live at the Bataclan. Idles are surely one of the best live acts in the UK right now. If you don't know them then I reckon the studio albums are a better place to start, but on vinyl, turned up loud, this double album is pretty close to a live gig. There's a lot lot more to them than the noise, in fact remarkable sensitivity. Real men don't need to be shits. Warning - it comes with strong anti-establishment, anti-homophobic, anti-violence to women and pro-love sentiments, so maybe over-forties should be prepared to shout "crap" and throw a slipper at their separates system.
3. WH Lung - Incidental Music. Maybe not quite the best, but it was my local Indie store's record of 2019 and it is very good. Kind of hinting at some 80s synth pop music with a modern twist. Well worth checking out. I'd let it pass me by, but glad I took up their recommendation.
1. Nick Cave - Ghosteen. Cave has changed since losing his son. If the last album seemed bleak, this one whilst seeming to address loss, does have hope. It has been said that you need to be able to handle genuine anguish to listen to it, though maybe if you didn't know of some of the tragedy he's faced you might not appreciate it as much. A lot of it is monotonal, all of it is slow, and it's quite haunting. I'm guessing people will go from "beautiful" to "dull", but I think Nick and Warren Ellis are at the top of their game. It also harks to some of their film scores in tone and mood.
2. Idles - A Beautiful Thing, Live at the Bataclan. Idles are surely one of the best live acts in the UK right now. If you don't know them then I reckon the studio albums are a better place to start, but on vinyl, turned up loud, this double album is pretty close to a live gig. There's a lot lot more to them than the noise, in fact remarkable sensitivity. Real men don't need to be shits. Warning - it comes with strong anti-establishment, anti-homophobic, anti-violence to women and pro-love sentiments, so maybe over-forties should be prepared to shout "crap" and throw a slipper at their separates system.
3. WH Lung - Incidental Music. Maybe not quite the best, but it was my local Indie store's record of 2019 and it is very good. Kind of hinting at some 80s synth pop music with a modern twist. Well worth checking out. I'd let it pass me by, but glad I took up their recommendation.