Blimey, is it June already? Must be time for a few random thoughts, this time prompted by some upcoming action from some old favourites.
The new Crowded House album is less than a month away, which is of course a fine, fine thing indeed. Anyone who knows me will appreciate how exciting the prospect is of a new set of songs from the master himself, Mr Neil Finn. The brilliant video for the comeback single Don't Stop Now is a work of genius. I'm desperately trying to avoid the leaked album tracks that are doing the rounds - this is going to be one those 'event' releases, one that demands a sit-down-in-a-darkened-room-with-the-volume-right-up, listen-from-start-to-finish kind of attitude. I don't find the need to do that too often nowadays... But if the idea of a Crowded House revival floats your boat too, here's an old rarity to tide you over til 'Time On Earth' hits the shops at the start of July:
MP3: Crowded House - Most Unwanted (live)
Pre-order 'Time On Earth' from amazon.co.uk
Macca's back as well, and, given how fantastic his last record was (2005's 'Chaos & Creation In The Backyard'), expectations are high for 'Memory Almost Full'. Hoping for a career best is obviously a little optimistic, but here's the standard he needs to look at trying to match:
MP3: Wings - Let 'Em In
Buy 'Wingspan: Hits and History' from amazon.co.uk
Or indeed pick up 'Memory Almost Full'
Or even treat yourself to 'Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard'
And last but by no means least, a little bit of Scott Walker activity, as the hugely anticipated '30 Century Man' doco eventually comes to Leeds for a handful of showings at the Hyde Park Picture House in the middle of June. An edited version was shown on TV recently, which whetted the appetite. Just acquired a copy of the lost classic and nigh-on impossible to find 'Till The Band Comes In' (occasionally referred to as 'should-have-been-Scott-5'), which has some crackers on it, not least the stunning title track:
MP3: Scott Walker - Till The Band Comes In
Amazon can sort you out with a copy of 'Boy Child - the Best of 1967-1970'
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