The Stan Laurels<\/a>, and while the \u201cband\u201d name might telegraph a comedic sensibility, Lathrop is quite serious about his craft. With a sound vaguely reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub, his music will stick in your head long after the record\u2019s over. I hesitate to suggest a standout track lest you focus on that to the potential exclusion of the other 11 cuts on this delightful record.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dolph_chaney.jpg\")
Dolph Chaney \u2013 This is Dolph Chaney<\/i><\/b>
\nWhat with it being the virtual water cooler for people of a certain age, Facebook is how I came to know Chaney: as a fellow aficionado of good music, a kindred spirit, a member of my (virtual) tribe. So it stands to reason \u2013 but is no means guaranteed \u2013 that his music would be be tasteful and of a similarly high quality. The album cover\u2019s something of a red herring, suggesting some 1950s \u201cadult vocal pop.\u201d Instead, think earnestly rocking singer-songwriter with a soaring, sweeping Midwest vibe, enhanced with razor-sharp hooks. Likeminded artists include Cheap Trick, Material Issue and the Vertebrats.<\/p>\n
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Camera \u2013 Prosthuman<\/i><\/b>
\nNeu! released its most important albums in 1972, 1973 and \u201875. Yet here we are in 2021, and music with krautrock\u2019s character and energy is still being created. And thank goodness for that. Camera has been around for ten years now, and their fifth long-player builds upon the insistent motorik<\/i> approach full of twisting and turning guitar sqaulls and rock-solid rhythm section, adding some pleasing keyboard textures to the mix. Heady stuff, with hints of reggae (\u201cAlar Alar\u201d) mixed in among tracks with descriptive \u2013 and humorously telling \u2013 titles like \u201cKartoffelstampf.\u201d Do the Mashed Potato to this music, why dontcha? Brilliant.<\/p>\n
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Curtis Salgado \u2013 Damage Control<\/i><\/b>
\nThe surfeit of current-day blues releases tend to have a poor signal-to noise ratio that rivals that of powerpop. There are gems, but they\u2019re scattered. For the initiated yet curious (and bluesically inclined) one reliable indicator of quality is the Alligator label on the sleeve. Portland, Oregon singer and chromatic harpist Salgado has been around awhile \u2013 his debut was released in 1991 \u2013 but this set \u2013 his fourth for Bruce Iglauer\u2019s label \u2013 is a treat. Soulful in the extreme, with hints of funk and blues, Damage Control<\/em> is a consistently engaging listen. Players include Kid Andersen and Jerry Jemmott; \u2018nuff said.<\/p>\nMore soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard \u2013 Once<\/i><\/b>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/stan_laurels_light.jpg\")
The Stan Laurels \u2013 There is No Light Without the Dark<\/i><\/b>