Category: music

john and jehn: john and jehn – album review

James Farrell

[from the archive] https://open.spotify.com/album/7zy7cSx96x4mICsiWwHrYo I remember Eddie Izzard saying there’s a fine line between cool and uncool. One toothpick in your mouth – cool. Two – uncool. Well, French couple John and Jehn walk that line on their debut…and try so hard to be the former that they mostly end up as the latter. These… Continue reading john and jehn: john and jehn – album review

king naat veliov and the original kocani okestar – live review

James Farrell

[from the archive] Eastern Europeans battle for your head & feet How does one dance to a Macedonian wedding band? That was the dilemma facing the good people at the Brighton Dome in the second half of this double bill of Eastern European folk. Although music of Romany origin is little known in Britain, film… Continue reading king naat veliov and the original kocani okestar – live review

everything everything – live review

James Farrell

[one from the archive] Everything isn’t all it’s cracked up to be Everything Everything has to be one of the most apt band names around. These prog indie (Prindie?) guys from Manchester via Newscastle, Kent and Guernsey want it all...twice. However, as last year’s long player ‘Man Alive’ showed, they want too much – cramming… Continue reading everything everything – live review