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Abigail Devoe
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A written review comes with each new episode of Vinyl Monday.
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Love in 1966, Part 2: Da Capo
"Da capo," meaning "back to the beginning."
Jun 1022 min read


Love in 1966, Part 1: "Love" (Self-Titled)
If you’re looking for the exact midpoint between the Beach Boys and the Doors with a twist of Jimi Hendrix, I raise you Love.
Jun 920 min read


The Soft Machine
If you want the band that would’ve played at the Mad Hatter’s tea party, look no further than the Soft Machine.
Jun 119 min read


Pet Sounds, 60 Years Later
As long as there are young people living and those of us who remember how that living felt, there will be Pet Sounds.
May 1832 min read


On Tracking Angle! The Lemon Twigs - Look For Your Mind Review
"Heroes of power pop" the Lemon Twigs transcend the "Sixties revivalist" label to deal their strongest album to date
May 91 min read


Yes On "Fragile" Ground
Diverging points of view, an unstable lineup, sparkly capes...such is the life of a prog band.
May 416 min read


The Ramones, 50 Years Later
HEY! HO! LET'S GO! It's the 50th anniversary of the Ramones' self-titled debut.
Apr 2024 min read


Television - Marquee Moon
You could record a sound-alike today – and almost get away with it.
Apr 1322 min read


Eno in 1974, Part 2: Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy
It's rock-and-roll with something wrong with it.
Apr 1015 min read


Eno in 1974, Part 1: Here Come The Warm Jets
Not quite punk, not quite glam, but here comes the future and here come the warm jets. This is Brian Eno in 1974.
Apr 616 min read


On Tracking Angle! Geese: Live at Third Man Records
In another "I can't believe they let me write this" moment, I reviewed Geese's Live at Third Man Records for Tracking Angle
Mar 281 min read


On Groovy Music Club! When God Was Groovy
This gospel album's funky sound proves that God – however you define the term – can be groovy.
Mar 261 min read


Joni Mitchell's Blue Period
Red is angry, green is jealous, but Blue comes in all shades.
Mar 2332 min read




Alan Hull's Pipedream
53 years ago, a Geordie genius recorded a forgotten classic. This is the story of Alan Hull and his Pipedream.
Mar 925 min read


On Tracking Angle: Love's My Only Crime - Laughing Hyenas
Check it out: I wrote about Laughing Hyenas.
Mar 32 min read


On Tracking Angle! Cream at Royal Albert Hall 2005, 20 Years Later
Because really, who else was going to write this review?
Feb 271 min read


There's a Riot Goin' On
“Dying young is hard to take, selling out is harder.”
Feb 1622 min read


Live/Dead: The Grateful Dead in 1969
“Every night when we walk onstage, our first solemn duty is to abandon reason. We do that with remarkable aplomb and from there unexpected stuff is easier to discover.” – Bob Weir
Feb 920 min read


The Loves and Songs of Leonard Cohen
Leonard and all his muses: women, men, and gods.
Jan 2625 min read
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