If you love the Black Keys as I do chances are you're going to dig this. Low Lays The Devil comes wrapped in a vamped organ, slightly distorted guitar and thumping beats - all of which sound like they've been poured through a fuzzed out filter with a muddied production that puts this track somewhere between the Mississippi delta and the devil down below. Singer/songwriter Finn … [Read more...]
Look Sharp! – Joe Jackson
Is She Really Going Out With Him? is the breakthrough hit from Look Sharp! that introduced the world to Joe Jackson, and while I quickly became a fan of that song it wasn’t enough to make me buy the album. As a new, previously unheard of artist he could have been just another 1 hit wonder for all I knew – there seemed to be so many of them on the radio around that time. I … [Read more...]
Cosmo’s Factory – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Let me preface this new series on Sound Distractions with a little background. A week after my recent turntable purchase my brother Greg donated his vinyl collection to me after it had sat in a box without being played for many years. There was 1 album in particular in that box that held a significant place for me in my musical education – it was a no brainer as the most … [Read more...]
Wasting Time – Bernard Fanning
Bernard Fanning will return with not one, but two albums over the next 12 months, the first of which will be Civil Dusk (released August 5). The appetiser to the set Wasting Time is a melodic piece of pop with a hook that should please most Fanning/Powderfinger fans. The challenge for Bernard Fanning and indeed any singer with a recognisable voice is how do they distinguish … [Read more...]