Nicolae Neacsu (1924 – 2002) – A Forgotten Giant of Song
The following short essay would not have been possible without the detailed and original journalism
M.A Welsh
EP: Matt Graves – A Sudden Loss of Speed
A Sudden Loss of Speed by Matt Graves This has a dark, dreamlike and gothic
Single: hamburger – Rip
Beat Back The Ghouls by hamburger This band of Bristolians sound like they’ve been teleported
Single: orchid mantis – dead malls (feat. cathedral bells)
dead malls (feat. cathedral bells) by orchid mantis Rhythm is important here – it’s tight,
Album: Fur Trader – Whose Dream Is This
Whose Dream Is This by Fur Trader There is a maturity and confidence to these
Album: Sheepskin – Pirate Ship Playground
Pirate Ship Playground by Sheepskin Pirate Ship Playground is a beautiful thing- shaping comfortably familiar
Track-by-track breakdown: Misophone – A Floodplain Mind
A floodplain mind by Misophone 1/ A floodplain mind A floodplain mind by Misophone This
Single: WORLD BRAIN – Minute papillon
Open Source by WORLD BRAIN Minute Papillon by enigmatic polymath Lucas Chantre is a fresh-faced,
Album: Andy Nechaevsky – silent night, almost no bombs
silent night, almost no bombs by Andy Nechaevsky There’s something almost spiritual about these beautiful
Album: Figure Austère – II
Figure austère Ⅱ by Figure austère Figure Austère’s simply titled ‘II’ is a beautiful exercise
Album: CAGEDANCR. – again.
again. by CAGEDANCR. I don’t quite know how to describe this faded photograph of an
Single: Casual Technicians – Midnight Moon
Deeply Unworthy by Casual Technicians Midnight Moon is only a minute and forty eight seconds
Album: Heaven For Real – Hell’s Logo’s Pink
Hell's Logo's Pink by Heaven For Real This mini album by Nova Scotia duo Heaven
EP: Wandering Years – You Are Covered in Brooklyn Amber
You Are Covered in Brooklyn Amber by Wandering Years This is a delightful e.p with
Singles: Curling – Radio King/Mallow (Stereo)
Radio King/Mallow (Stereo) by Curling A return to the band’s sophomore long player, Definitely Band,
Single: AJ Woods – Middle Fork
Hawk Is Listenin' by AJ Woods Beginning with the sound of tyres bruising an open
Single: Holy Matter – The Dove
Beauty Looking Back by Holy Matter The Dove is the latest single from Holy Matter’s
Single: Little Oso – Other People’s Lives
How Lucky To Be Somebody by little oso From the moment the driving drum beat
Album: ghost motel – hopeful
hopeful by ghost motel Dublin home-recording experimenter Ghost Motel released their longest album to date
Album: Assistant – Ten Songs and Second LP
Ten Songs and Second LP by Assistant Brighton band Assistant always existed in a half-imagined