The Spitfires are clearly a band in a hurry. The dust had barely settled on their much-praised 2015 debut album Response before they were back in the studio crafting its follow-up, the newly-released A Thousand Times.
Contemporary Bands
Fay Hallam – Corona (Blow-Up)
The last Fay Hallam release was the collaboration with The Bongolian known as Lost In Sound, which was an incredibly popular release, not least because it was a really good album. Now Fay is back with a solo project on the Blow-Up label, Corona. And it’s not what you might […]
Various Artists – Swinging Japan (The Neo Mod Scene Tokyo Style) (Acid Jazz)
Fancy getting a basic knowledge of the current crop of Japanese mod bands? Don’t worry, you don’t need to learn a new language, Acid Jazz has done the hard work and compiled Swinging Japan (The Neo Mod Scene Tokyo Style).
French Boutik – Ici Paris double 45 (CopaseDisques)
We love a bit of classic French beat and pop here. In fact, we’ve even done a Spotify playlist full of it. All of those tracks date from the 1960s, but French Boutik are doing it now and doing it well. The new Ici Paris double 45 should bump up […]
Aunt Nelly – Shades of Orange (Time For Action)
Big fan of The Clique here, so the idea of a new Aunt Nelly album (a band containing a couple of former members) certainly appeals.
Various Artists – Soul Potential (Acid Jazz)
This flew under the radar a bit a few weeks ago, so might be a good time to evaluate the Soul Potential album on Acid Jazz.
Bronco Bullfrog – Clarifoil (State Records)
I have a vague recollection of the Bronco Bullfrog name (band-wise) from a few years back, but can’t recall ever hearing them. Now, here they are again with the Clarifoil single on State Records.
Alfa 9 – Gone To Ground (Blow-Up)
I’ve never heard of Alfa 9, but by all accounts, they had an album with positive reviews seven years back, then drifted off to do other things. Now they are back with Gone To Ground.
