Better cover than record unfortunately, but a great night-time listen on the train. Almost painfully 1967, but some nice light psych touches along the way, and I like the predominantly live studio sound of the production.
6/10
Better cover than record unfortunately, but a great night-time listen on the train. Almost painfully 1967, but some nice light psych touches along the way, and I like the predominantly live studio sound of the production.
6/10
New to me, and my god, what a band. Like Honey LTD., a real shame they couldn’t do more, but what’s here is exhilarating. It’s not just psych/garage though, there’s some great blue-eyed soul too. Only negative is the sound quality.
9/10
New to me, and my god, what a band. Like Honey LTD., a real shame they couldn’t do more, but what’s here is exhilarating. It’s not just psych/garage though, there’s some great blue-eyed soul too. Only negative is the sound quality.
9/10
New to me, unfortunately got a bit swamped by rushing to try to make my train on time. Will definitely need another proper listen. Tiny Goddess is wonderful though.
unsure/10
New to me, unfortunately got a bit swamped by rushing to try to make my train on time. Will definitely need another proper listen. Tiny Goddess is wonderful though.
unsure/10
Was very pleasantly surprised to see Misty blow up on TikTok recently, even if I prefer the Johnny Mathis version. When it came to pre-Beatles pop, the girls always had the upper hand and Lesley is the proof. Really good (tearful) fun.
7/10
Was very pleasantly surprised to see Misty blow up on TikTok recently, even if I prefer the Johnny Mathis version. When it came to pre-Beatles pop, the girls always had the upper hand and Lesley is the proof. Really good (tearful) fun.
7/10
A long-time favourite. One of my comfort food albums, I can stick it on any time and it’ll cheer me up. Snow Queen is marvellous and enchanting, and even the covers are inventive and unique. A real gem.
9/10
A long-time favourite. One of my comfort food albums, I can stick it on any time and it’ll cheer me up. Snow Queen is marvellous and enchanting, and even the covers are inventive and unique. A real gem.
9/10
Cherry Red did a more comprehensive comp on these guys a few years ago, but alas I don’t have it. 13 year old me made Welcome You’re in Love his jam, and 26 year old me still agrees. Rest is okay, might warm to it more with repeated listens.
6/10
Cherry Red did a more comprehensive comp on these guys a few years ago, but alas I don’t have it. 13 year old me made Welcome You’re in Love his jam, and 26 year old me still agrees. Rest is okay, might warm to it more with repeated listens.
6/10
Always liked these two, The Ark is a very underrated LP. This one has a few too many covers, but the original material holds up quite well. The production matches the warm glow of the artwork very well.
7/10
Always liked these two, The Ark is a very underrated LP. This one has a few too many covers, but the original material holds up quite well. The production matches the warm glow of the artwork very well.
7/10
This one’s new to me. Needs another listen, and it gets a tad too proggy towards the end for my tastes, but I love the warm spaciousness of it. White Bird and Bulgaria were the highlights.
7/10
This one’s new to me. Needs another listen, and it gets a tad too proggy towards the end for my tastes, but I love the warm spaciousness of it. White Bird and Bulgaria were the highlights.
7/10
Always a favourite, struck now by how garagey it sounds. Let’s Dance On and Saturday’s Child in particular have a real punch to them. Love pretty much everything here, yet it’s probably only my fifth favourite Monkees album.
8/10
Always a favourite, struck now by how garagey it sounds. Let’s Dance On and Saturday’s Child in particular have a real punch to them. Love pretty much everything here, yet it’s probably only my fifth favourite Monkees album.
8/10
Unfortunately saddled with two absolute stinkers, but otherwise very sweet harmony pop. There’s a haunting version of I Need You by The Beatles, and Back On the Street Again has some top notch tambourine action.
6/10
Unfortunately saddled with two absolute stinkers, but otherwise very sweet harmony pop. There’s a haunting version of I Need You by The Beatles, and Back On the Street Again has some top notch tambourine action.
6/10
Always wanted to like this more than I do. Its highs are VERY high, but it’s rarely as transcendent as Begin by The Millennium, the album it’s often associated with. My World Fell Down is still as amazing as everyone says it is though.
7/10
Always wanted to like this more than I do. Its highs are VERY high, but it’s rarely as transcendent as Begin by The Millennium, the album it’s often associated with. My World Fell Down is still as amazing as everyone says it is though.
7/10