It has been ages since I made a posting of my latest music. I think Alone in the Universe by Jeff Lynne's ELO was on my Christmas list. It would be churlish to say a lot of tracks are reworkings of old favourites, but there we are. Obviously not in the same bracket as his great albums, but worth a listen none the less.
Now Lost in a Dream by The War on Drugs is a great album. Echoes of Springsteen and Ryan Adams, but original enough to stand on it's own. Some great chord changes and haunting songs. Thanks to Michael for the present. Maybe Slave Ambient for Christmas?
Not quite in the same bracket is Brill Bruisers by The New Pornographers. But then you get track two "Champions of Red Wine" which is excellent. The tracks with vocals by Neko Case were definitely a good introduction to her other work .....
Still not sure about my choice of a Neko Case album. Fox Confessor Brings The Flood would probably sound much better live in a dingy jazz club. Needs a few more listens.
An interesting addition to my Ryan Adams collection, Demolition is a collection of demo's "left over" from the various recording sessions in all sorts of places. Some work, some don't. I came across these recordings courtesy of "Desire" being played on "The West Wing" where it did work very well. I bought a second hand copy very cheap so that was about right.
Not sure how I came across Dark Black by Kristina Train, but I'm very glad I did. A moody intoxicating collection of great songs.
An unlikely collaboration is case/lang/veirs but one that works so well. It's Alison that is the big k d lang fan (off to see her again soon). I never found her to my taste, but here the other's influence makes her contributions quite nice. However it is Neko Case who stands out, far better than on her solo album above. I didn't know Laura Veirs, the Oregon singer-songwriter so I need to look for more of her work. Anyway, I guess it's the "ton of compromise" as lang puts it that makes this such a stand out album.
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