Something blue
Step-stepping across the ether, I came across Berlin Dancing, an unlikely moniker for a singer out of Waterford, Michigan. Madeleine Isabelle Sullivan sings maybe not so much the blues as songs of sweetened angst. The one that particularly stands out on her MySpace is ‘Methods of anxiety’. I like it as a reaction to over-performed [...]
Ruining it for the Kids
At the foot of Pantry For The World’s editorial page, I wrote ‘Some days I listen to but one song, once. That song is “Stumble”…’ That song, as regular readers of Backed with will know, is by Emily, and is available for download here. The words led into the next page, which reported on ‘Doing [...]
Let me see you
Alistair has been posting live recordings of the triumvirate of groups who recorded for Kevin Pearce’s Esurient label, along with the handbills produced to advertise the shows. In the absence of the half-dozen long-players that collectively the trio should have gone on to make, these sets formed part of my staple listening for many years. [...]
