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Careful, Simon! That’s the second time you’ve done it: historically, Todmorden was Lancastrian, and its inhabitants are still defiantly “red rose”, some even going as far as adopting a Horrocks-esque E Lancs burr to emphasise the point (see also the dangerous ground one treads on by placing Saddleworth folk anywhere other than in Yorkshire, now-decades-old administrative boundaries notwithstanding).
But what a fascinating selection of albums, headed, of course, by my beloved Anna! I shall certainly investigate those of them that are Spotifiable, if nothing else.
Chris L
9 years ago
One further thought: given your love of the electronic side of pop, I’d recommend giving Indiana’s No Romeo a listen. Quite apart from the inventiveness of some of her arrangements and song structures, she’s got a very distinctive voice: Beth Gibbons from Portishead meets Florence “Against the Machine” Welch? And while I’m at it, there have been considerably less worthy Mercury Music Prize winners than Young Fathers’ DEAD.
Thanks for the suggestion, Chris; I’ll certainly check out it out!
felt_seen
9 years ago
Thanks for a great resource – the blog has become one of my go-to places when I need fresh stuff for the ears. Thought I’d share one of Anna’s projects that readers with similar tastes might enjoy: http://youtu.be/FaBeUs0gq7c
HD setting + good headphones/speakers recommended!
[…] say no more about the work on this occasion as i’ve written about it twice before, in an assessment of that disc and a review of the Arditti’s performance of the work at HCMF […]
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Careful, Simon! That’s the second time you’ve done it: historically, Todmorden was Lancastrian, and its inhabitants are still defiantly “red rose”, some even going as far as adopting a Horrocks-esque E Lancs burr to emphasise the point (see also the dangerous ground one treads on by placing Saddleworth folk anywhere other than in Yorkshire, now-decades-old administrative boundaries notwithstanding).
But what a fascinating selection of albums, headed, of course, by my beloved Anna! I shall certainly investigate those of them that are Spotifiable, if nothing else.
One further thought: given your love of the electronic side of pop, I’d recommend giving Indiana’s No Romeo a listen. Quite apart from the inventiveness of some of her arrangements and song structures, she’s got a very distinctive voice: Beth Gibbons from Portishead meets Florence “Against the Machine” Welch? And while I’m at it, there have been considerably less worthy Mercury Music Prize winners than Young Fathers’ DEAD.
Thanks for the suggestion, Chris; I’ll certainly check out it out!
Thanks for a great resource – the blog has become one of my go-to places when I need fresh stuff for the ears. Thought I’d share one of Anna’s projects that readers with similar tastes might enjoy: http://youtu.be/FaBeUs0gq7c
HD setting + good headphones/speakers recommended!
[…] say no more about the work on this occasion as i’ve written about it twice before, in an assessment of that disc and a review of the Arditti’s performance of the work at HCMF […]