Albums
CSS - Donkey (Sub Pop/Warner)
Brazil’s CSS set out their stall for record two with this line from opening track, ‘Jåger Yoga‘: “We didn’t come into the world to walk around / We came here to take you out”.
Apache - Boomtown Gems (Birdman)
Juvenile delinquent bands from California that do a surf/garage/glam crossover and have painfully predictable lyrics like “summer time and the girls are hot” are alright by me every freakin’ time.
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic (Almost Gold)
Florida’s Black Kids are a total limp dick of a live band, and their debut album is an absolute shocker - shockingly good.
Chaka Khan - Funk This (Megafan)
R&B now means syrup and slush. Chaka Khan has dished out a fair bit of that herself, but her roots are in funk.
Delicious Vinyl All-Stars - Rmxxology (Delicious Vinyl)
Tonnes of bowel-troubling, window-cracking bangers on this comp of remixes from Delicious Vinyl’s back catalogue, and some total flops too.
Mary Anne Hobbs - Evangeline (Planet Mu)
Mary’s been on the radio for a thousand years, but she clearly still has a real love for finding out about new music and telling others.
Dr John - City That Care Forgot (Cooking Vinyl)
As of late, Dr John has been keeping it safe with his (admittedly hot shit) band, The Lower 911, but this is about more than music.
