RE: New Tunes 3.5.2024
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You are well aware of the delay in reaction time. But at the weekend, when there is a shortage of places at the big table on the terrace, I do miss a couple of hours.
About your music tips.
I had to smile at your assessment of Dead Pony, who I actually like quite a lot: "crazy controlled instrumentals". The reader has to think about it a little bit longer. 🤔
With Iron & Wine the focus is clearly on what the title promises - Light Verse.
What I really admire about Kamasi Washington is his constant attempt to use jazz to appeal to people who have so far ignored this style of music. Highly recommended! 👍
I had already suspected that London Grammar had retired. But - thankfully - I was wrong. Interesting what Hannah Reid has to say: "my place, my house and my rules". There does not seem to be much room for compromise 😉 .
Could it possibly be that Doherty and Barât are getting on in years and have therefore become surprisingly quieter? I've heard better songs from the Libertines in the past. Conclusion: not bad - but could be better. 🙄
**David Gilmour is well known for his love of setting the lyrics of Polly Samson to music. However, a long collaboration does not always lead to a satisfactory result. 😮
Where Mark Knopfler is on the label, there is Mark Knopfler inside. The Scots seem to have good genes. Because 75 and so relaxed. Not everyone can do that. The whole thing sounds relaxed, warm, cosy, bluesy, folky, soulful - but rarely really adventurous or even experimental 😊😎.
There is no delay; at least, I don't see one. Everyone has their rhythm and their commitments. But I'm impressed that you're trying so hard :)
I really like Dead Pony, but maybe they were taken over too early by a major record label and won't achieve what they wanted. We'll see.
What I meant by "crazy controlled instrumentals" is that the production is polished because someone has cleaned up everything distracting. At times, all the sounds sound pretty synthetic to me. I'd have to see them live.
What can I say about the old ones other than that I grew up with them? If they release something new, I have to mention it.
I had one new Deep Purple song, but I didn't put it in the selection. I think the video is terrible :)
They were and still are — several times better than the Stones!