This week I will be mostly listening to...
Miles Kane - Quicksand
The former Rascal and Shadow Puppet has never been shy to wear his Mod credentials on his sharply tailored sleeve and nowhere moreso than on this three minute slice of infectious Weller inspired guitar pop. A joyous hybrid of The Style Council meeting 60's surf rock, all beautifully produced by everyone's favourite Avant-garde Welshman, Gruff Rhys.
Proud Mary - Ocean Park
No, this isn't a long lost track from the cutting room floor of a Neil Young desert session, but rather the title track from Manchester band Proud Mary's 2010 LP Ocean Park. Given their Crazy Horse influence, it's not surprising they were signed to Noel Gallagher's Sour Mash label in 2001, on which they released the fantastic Same Old Blues to great critical acclaim. Ten years and a solo album each for founders Paul Newsome and Greg Griffin later, the pair show they're the finest Bluesmen the UK currently have to offer.
The Youngsters - I Wanna Be Your Man
First a hit for The Beatles, then The Rolling Stones then a little known Brazilian outfit of whom next to nothing is known. Released on Joel Stones' phenomenal 2010 compilation, the outrageously titled Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas, the only crumbs of information the inner booklet's liner notes contain about The Youngsters is that they released the single on Polydor Brazil in 1969 and were once known as The Angels in the early 60's. No names, production or recording information is known. A hypnotic blend of funk driven drums, fuzz guitar and shrieking vocals, it may be the only time the Fabs were outdone on one of their own songs.
DC Fontana - Meshkalina
Peruvian psychedelia covers anyone? When Peru's Traffic Sound penned Meshkalina back in 1969 for their Andean psychedelic masterpiece Virgins, it's safe to say no one was predicting this iconic song about Mescaline (with references to the Inca Civilization of Peru for you history buffs) was to be resurrected over 40 years later by an eight piece from the Midlands. However, resurrected it DC Fontana have, complete with galloping drums, a funk driven brass section and Karla Milton performing a rousing rendition of Manuel Sanguinetti's original vocals.
The Dustaphonics - Tornado
The brainchild of DJ, producer and underground musician Healer Selecta (aka Yvan Serrano-Fontova), The Dustaphonics' members backgrounds are as far reaching as their genres. The group's nationalities span from England, onwards across the channel to France, back across the Atlantic to America and then onwards to South Africa and Jamaica. Musically, they effortlessly blend 50's rock and roll with 60's R&B with the soul of swinging London. This, the B-Side to debut single 'Burlesque Queen', is infectious, groove driven garage rock at it's finest. Leading lady Kay Elizabeth's powerfully soulful vocals soar across surf guitars with lyrics born for the dancefloor, "Well she touched my hair and tore me apart/she twisted my veins that led to my heart/she was a tornado". Their debut album drops in November. Keep 'em peeled.
Until Next time,
Keep on Keepin' on,
Baia
X
Miles Kane - Quicksand
The former Rascal and Shadow Puppet has never been shy to wear his Mod credentials on his sharply tailored sleeve and nowhere moreso than on this three minute slice of infectious Weller inspired guitar pop. A joyous hybrid of The Style Council meeting 60's surf rock, all beautifully produced by everyone's favourite Avant-garde Welshman, Gruff Rhys.
Proud Mary - Ocean Park
No, this isn't a long lost track from the cutting room floor of a Neil Young desert session, but rather the title track from Manchester band Proud Mary's 2010 LP Ocean Park. Given their Crazy Horse influence, it's not surprising they were signed to Noel Gallagher's Sour Mash label in 2001, on which they released the fantastic Same Old Blues to great critical acclaim. Ten years and a solo album each for founders Paul Newsome and Greg Griffin later, the pair show they're the finest Bluesmen the UK currently have to offer.
The Youngsters - I Wanna Be Your Man
First a hit for The Beatles, then The Rolling Stones then a little known Brazilian outfit of whom next to nothing is known. Released on Joel Stones' phenomenal 2010 compilation, the outrageously titled Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas, the only crumbs of information the inner booklet's liner notes contain about The Youngsters is that they released the single on Polydor Brazil in 1969 and were once known as The Angels in the early 60's. No names, production or recording information is known. A hypnotic blend of funk driven drums, fuzz guitar and shrieking vocals, it may be the only time the Fabs were outdone on one of their own songs.
DC Fontana - Meshkalina
Peruvian psychedelia covers anyone? When Peru's Traffic Sound penned Meshkalina back in 1969 for their Andean psychedelic masterpiece Virgins, it's safe to say no one was predicting this iconic song about Mescaline (with references to the Inca Civilization of Peru for you history buffs) was to be resurrected over 40 years later by an eight piece from the Midlands. However, resurrected it DC Fontana have, complete with galloping drums, a funk driven brass section and Karla Milton performing a rousing rendition of Manuel Sanguinetti's original vocals.
The Dustaphonics - Tornado
The brainchild of DJ, producer and underground musician Healer Selecta (aka Yvan Serrano-Fontova), The Dustaphonics' members backgrounds are as far reaching as their genres. The group's nationalities span from England, onwards across the channel to France, back across the Atlantic to America and then onwards to South Africa and Jamaica. Musically, they effortlessly blend 50's rock and roll with 60's R&B with the soul of swinging London. This, the B-Side to debut single 'Burlesque Queen', is infectious, groove driven garage rock at it's finest. Leading lady Kay Elizabeth's powerfully soulful vocals soar across surf guitars with lyrics born for the dancefloor, "Well she touched my hair and tore me apart/she twisted my veins that led to my heart/she was a tornado". Their debut album drops in November. Keep 'em peeled.
Until Next time,
Keep on Keepin' on,
Baia
X
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