Three this week from shouty Seattle supergroup Childbirth and their debut cassette “It’s A Girl” and we belatedly come to the unavoidable but disturbing conclusion that Chas and Dave have made a good record. “As for me, all that I know is that I know nothing” in the words of Mickey Mouse’s dog.
When Big Joan Sets Up 14th February – Childbirth by Phil Cope on Mixcloud
Aldubb meets Uly E Neuens – “Ode An Die Freude” (V/A LP – “Audioart Presents Op’Ra Dub Style”) (One Drop)
Nausea – “Falsely Accused” – (LP – “Condemned To The System”) (Willowtip)
Duane Eddy and Dan Dugmore – “Mansion On The Hill” (V/A LP “The Big E – A Salute To Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons”) (Music Producers Inst.)
Mille and Andrea – “Stage 2″ (12”) (Daphne)
The Men – “Different Days” (Download Single) (Sacred Bones)
The Clique – “Superman” (7″) (White Whale)
Bonnie Prince Billy – “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” (Download Single) (Drag City)
Death Comet Crew – “Drag Racing” (LP – “Ghost Among The Crew”) (Diagonal)
Childbirth – “I Only Fucked You As A Joke” (LP – “It’s A Girl”) (Help Yourself)
Childbirth – “How Do Girls Even Do It?” (LP – “It’s A Girl”) (Help Yourself)
Childbirth – “Will You Be My Mom?” (LP – “It’s A Girl”) (Help Yourself)
Teksteppa – “China White” (12″) (Cymbalism)
Tinariwen – “Tamadrit In Sahara” (LP – “Emmaar”) (Wedge)
John Lee Hooker – “Union Station Blues” (LP – “House Of Blues”) (Pye International)
Chas and Dave – “San Fransisco Bay Blues” (LP – “That’s What Happens”) (Warners)
Asher Senator – “Mayhem” (V/A LP – “March of The Gremlins”) (Jahtari)
Can Can Heads – Alive With Fiery Breath (LP – “Butter Life”) (Karkia Mistika)
Bas Mooy – “Son Of Sins” (EP – “Rage,Remedy and The Lash”) (Mord)