It was Monday morning and Barry James had somewhere to be. As he walked into the offices of the Retired Senior Volunteer Services (RSVP), a sweet aroma and splash of
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Clash writers pick out their favourites. Here comes the sun, George Harrison once wrote; It s been a long cold lonely winter.
For music fans, this latest lockdown has perhaps bit hardest of all. Starting just before Christmas, it s kept us separated from family and friends, and pinned our lives down away from the places that bring us joy.
Places like record shops. Much more than just money-making ventures, record shops are community hubs, a place for fans to gather, geek out, and emerge penniless clutching slabs of vinyl.
With the country beginning to open up, many of us are making our first trips down to our local record shop for months, re-connecting with the communities we were forced to leave behind.
Producer turned pop star
Oscar Scheller has had his fingers in many pop-music pies over the last few years, working with Ashnikko, Charli XCX and Connie Constance. In early 2021 he released his third feature length album âBoys Cryâ, a cinematic diary of a sensitive soul.
âBoys Cryâ is a fine display of Schellerâs talent; a Creative taking the genre in a considered and musically diverse direction. Drenched in 80âs nuance, bright guitar tones and compressed vocals which glide over the music, âBoys Cryâ is a pop album which is genuinely sonically engaging â a refreshing take in this era of fast-food pop.
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Ron Galloâs âPeacemealâ is a happy record. A bright album packaged in a brighter canary yellow box.
Galloâs genre-bending exploration has landed himself this time with a lo-fi pop record. Simple lyrics, unassuming structure and his signature talky vocal work well together. âPeacemealâ feels very honest to who Gallo is - a chilled out American.
Opening with twin summer bangers â(UOY DNIHEB FLESYM) EDIHâ and âHIDE (MYSELF BEHIND YOU)â the album sets off to a positive start. Fun and poppy love songs which are contagiously danceable set the tone for the majority of the record.
The album does divert momentarily with âPlease Donât Dieâ. A song written after Galloâs wife fainted after receiving bad news from an immigration lawyer. A topic of genuine concern; pleading with his girlfriend to never leave him. A touching ode to true love.