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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: An Index To My Shaw Brothers Reviews (By Date Or Title)
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Saturday, August 20, 2011. An Index To My Shaw Brothers Reviews (By Date Or Title). Beyond The Great Wall. The Last Woman of Shang. Song of Orchid Island. Sons of Good Earth. The Goddess of Mercy. The Monkey Goes West. Till The End of Time. The Cave of Silken Web. The King With My Face. Rape of the Sword. The Land of Many Perfumes. When The Clouds Roll By. Diary of a Lady Killer. Guess Who Killed My Twelve Lovers. Have Sword Will Travel. A Place to Call Home. Whose Baby is in The Classroom? The Monkey Go...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Sky Is Open: A Quick Review Of The Awesome Debut From Novella
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Saturday, May 9, 2015. Sky Is Open: A Quick Review Of The Awesome Debut From Novella. It seems like ages ago that I brought you word of an excellent new tune. From Novella and now it's time for me to share my thoughts on their equally excellent debut record. Called Land. It's out next week on Sinderlyn. And the album is an intoxicating mix of near- shoegaze. Tropes and bright flourishes of neo-psychedelia. While a song like the wonderfully titled "Again You Try Your Luck". Take for example opener "Follow".
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: The Best Thing I've Heard This Week? This Novella Track
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Friday, March 13, 2015. The Best Thing I've Heard This Week? Brighton's Novella seem to be creating something magical here. It would be far too easy to say that this sounds like a mash-up of early Lush ( "Second Sight". And Broadcast as if that was all that was here when there's so much more at work in this sort of music. There's also a nod in the direction of more expansive space rock. This is a really lovely piece of work and it makes me very eager to hear the upcoming album. Called Land. Like Punk Nev...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Want To Make It Sound Like Summer? Crank Up The Excellent New One From Peach Kelli Pop As Loud As You Can!
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Want To Make It Sound Like Summer? Crank Up The Excellent New One From Peach Kelli Pop As Loud As You Can! There comes a point where the best music is the simplest music. And sometimes it takes really smart people (those fellas in The Ramones) to make music that remains basic without being.crappy Top 40. However, those 10 cuts are full of sunshine and pep. And they are gonna warm your heart. And out now on Burger Records. Channeling Helen Love and bis in the one-two. But the band ...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: A Quick Review Of The Super New EP From Spain's The Yellow Melodies
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. A Quick Review Of The Super New EP From Spain's The Yellow Melodies. Spain's The Yellow Melodies are a really superb band and pretty much every cut I've heard from them so far has hit the sweet spot for me. Having previously tried their hand at a Television Personalities tribute EP. The band are now back to offer up 6 slabs of tunefulness as a tribute to the sometimes unfortunately neglected BMX Bandits. Called Students of Life: A Tribute to BMX Bandits. And I urge you to grab it.
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Download Scorching Demos From D.C.'s Emma Peel (ex-Government Issue, ex-Minor Threat, ex-Youth Brigade) Here!
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013. Download Scorching Demos From D.C.'s Emma Peel (ex-Government Issue, ex-Minor Threat, ex-Youth Brigade) Here! This is an amazing find! The band is tight and the songs are hard, a bit brutal, but also catchy. "Miserable Little Year". Is downright lyrical thanks to John Stabb's vocals and that hummable chorus. And "The Hurting Closet". Is even more pummeling here thanks to Danny's drums. A BIG "Thank you! To the real punk godfathers. Recorded live at the 9:30 Club in 1993.
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: My Quick Review Of The Scorching New Album From Joanna Gruesome
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Sunday, May 17, 2015. My Quick Review Of The Scorching New Album From Joanna Gruesome. In the glory days of the shoegaze. Boom there seemed to be 2 types of shoegaze. Bands: those that favored melody first and noise second, and those that flipped that equation. If you're gonna peg Joanna Gruesome as shoegaze. And it's not exactly a huge stretch to do that, though they defy that tag in many ways, as we will see). On the new Joanna Gruesome record, there's also a helluva lot of melody. Nods in the directio...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Singing To The Sunshine: In Which I Get Reacquainted With Richard Davies (The Moles/Cardinal)
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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Singing To The Sunshine: In Which I Get Reacquainted With Richard Davies (The Moles/Cardinal). They were the sort of thing that one would buy and tape 'cause they were so rare they were getting big bucks on eBay. I know that's a horrible thing to say but one Moles CD could pay for a week of lunches and some gas fill-ups about 15 years ago. Well no more of that. The fine folks at Fire Records. And Flashbacks and Dream Sequences: The Story of The Moles. Is, do I? Well, yeah, you ...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: Our Way Free: My Review Of The Superb Solo Album From Mac McCaughan Of Superchunk
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Our Way Free: My Review Of The Superb Solo Album From Mac McCaughan Of Superchunk. There was a brief moment in late 1993 when the repeated closing refrain of "The First Part". Seemed to be the product of a certain Manchester legend. Listening to that astonishing track from Superchunk's Foolish. Sounds a lot like - has the same sense of the revelation of the commonplace as - a line from "Regret". Main-man behind Superchunk and Portastatic, has done what really didn't need to be ...
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A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed: A Belated Review Of The Superb Debut Album From D.C.'s Mittenfields
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A Belated Review Of The Superb Debut Album From D.C.'s Mittenfields. I got my hands on this one a few weeks back but in the hectic days of starting my new job I sort of neglected to post my review of it. So I'm here to tell you now, a bit late, that the debut full-length from D.C.'s Mittenfields is a remarkably astute and economical blending of post-punk. Cranks along in a clattering rhythm that seems to recall Modest Mouse, while the wonderfully titled "Telepathic Windows". Which...