And so it came to pass that it was Hannah Peel who first discovered that a good pop song will also sound good when sung accompanied by a music box. Her Re-Box EP of covers of Cocteau Twins, New Order, OMD and Gloria Jones (or more likely Soft Cell given the era of her other choices) is well worth getting hold of. Here’s a full list of what I played tonight:
The Bluetones – “Firefly” (LP – “A New Athens”) (CIA)
Surfer Blood – “Twin Peaks” (LP – “Astro Coast”) (Kanine)
The Acorn – “Crossed Wires” (LP – “No Ghost”) (Bella Union)
Micah P. Hinson – “2’s and 3’s” (single) (Full Time Hobby)
Seahawks – “Fantasy” (free CD with 7″ single – “Astral Winds”/”High Tides”) (Static Caravan)
Roland S. Howard – “(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny” (LP – “Pop Crimes”) (Infectious)
Nina Nastasia – “A Kind Of Courage” (LP – “Outlaster”) (Fat Cat)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Fright Night (Nevermore)” (LP – “Before Today”) (4AD)
2020 Soundsystem – “Dark Matters” (free download from Bleep.com)
Dan Sartain – “Bohemian Grove” (LP – “Dan Sartain Lives”) (One Little Indian)
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – “The Wave” (EP – “Iris”) (Leaf Label)
Bonobo – “Stay The Same” ft. Andreya Triana (single and LP – “Black Sands”) (Ninja Tune)
Faust – “Hit Me” (LP – “Faust Is Last”) (Klangbad)
Hannah Peel – “Blue Monday” (EP – “Re-Box”) (Static Caravan)
