Reveries for the laziest day of the week
2 February 2025
Press photo
Commended American songstresses TORRES and JULIAN BAKER
dropped a country-pop duet track, named Sugar In The Tank last
month.
And now along with the news that they recorded a full album of songs, titled Send A Prayer My Way, slated for release on April 18, they offer another charming preview.
SYLVIA
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
26 January 2025
Australian electro dance-pop outfit EMPIRE OF THE SUN
are spreading uplifting vibes since 2007.
Last year they launched their 4th longplayer, titled ASK THAT GOD and this
weekend they offered its deluxe edition containing 2 new, bonus tracks.
One of them is SOMEBODY’S SUN. A jaunty tune for lazy Sundays. At the end
of the song former Fleetwood Mac voice/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham joins in.
Enjoy.
ASK THAT GOD
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
12 January 2025
Imperishable icon.
Imperishable song.
Solo live version.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
5 January 2025
Artist: GIRLPUPPY
Who: Musical alter ego of songstress Becca Harvey from
Atlanta (US) who released her debut album When I’m Alone
in 2022.
New single: WINDOWS
Lazy Sunday sentiments.
Sweet-sounding vocality.
Lullaby euphony.
Tense finale.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
29 December 2024
I know Xmas is over, although Santa is still around. But I came across this recent epic perfomance of The Pogues‘ timeless classic Fairytale Of New York by La La Choirs in
the cathedral in Exeter (UK) a couple of days ago.
Goosebumps.
Glorious.
Hallelujah.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
15 December 2024
Nashville-based country starASHLEY MCBRIDE (aged 41) has released
4 LPs so far with The Devil I Know as her most recent one (2023).
For the upcoming holidays the romantic Americana voice wrote a vintage,
sepia-coloured country ballad, called AIN’T ENOUGH COWBOY SONGS.
McBride: “This one was all about where we live and the genre we love and realizing that the horse I rode in on got put out to pasture. Instead of us saying, ‘Work ethic’s out the window, stick-to-it code’s pretty much dead and idealism is gone,’ it was easier to say that by saying there is no wild out west. That’s all gone.”
Don’t forget about the Indians, Ashley.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
8 December 2024
Legendary Nashville-based songstress has released a live-in-studio
album, titled Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road.
And it’s quite something.
One of the highlights is While My Guitar Gently Weeps,
the Fab Four‘s pearl written by the late George Harrison.
Enjoy.
Album
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
1 December 2024
Martin Phillipps and The Chills in Ghent, Belgium – 2014, photo by Turn Up The Volume
Last July the news of the passing New Zealand‘s indie hero
MARTIN PHILLIPS at the age of 61, was a real shocker.
Phillipps was the mastermind/voice/guitarist, and only
permanent member, of jangly-pop band THE CHILLS.
The band recorded/released 7 albums between 1987 and 2021.
Now, the group’s label Fire Records have announced the posthumous
album SPRING BOARD: THE EARLY UNRECORDED SONGS. It’ll feature
20 tracks and will be out on 28 Feb 2025. More info here.
Press info: “A dedicated reimagining of his earlier unreleased songs that became
his artistic farewell, a lasting legacy, and a reminder of his huge, underappreciated
talent. The album has been finalised for release with the love and support of his band,
family and friends.”
One of the songs is this lovely romantic gem,
IF THIS WORLD WAS MADE FOR ME.
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
24 November 2024
Liverpool‘s versatile pop duo released their 2nd
acclaimed full-length Big Swimmer last May.
As the Yule festivities are getting closer Xmas covers are coming in.
And King Hanna join the long queue too with their version of Elvis
Presley‘s sugary 1957 ballad BLUE CHRISTMAS
KH: “We’ve been singing Blue Christmas together for the past couple of years, and so
it felt right to celebrate our favourite time of year in the only way that we know how; singing and harmonising together. Traditionally a love song about spending Christmas alone and longing for lost loved ones, we hope that our simple arrangement of just two vocals and one 60’s Gibson acoustic guitar enhances the romance and peacefulness that this time of year brings on cold, silent winter nights.”
KING HANNA
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ELVIS
Reveries for the laziest day of the week
17 November 2024
Album artwork
84-year-old beatle RINGO STARR can’t stop making/playing music.
Besides his 22 solo LPs (new one included) he toured for years with
his All-Star Band, which had several legends line-ups.
The new full length, named Look Up will land on 10 January, next year.
We already heard first single Time On My Hands and here comes
another soft country one, called THANKFUL. It’s a duet with marvelous
American songstress Alison Krauss who also worked with Robert Plant
before (2 albums and a couple of tours).
Romanticism in duo.