Lovely Eggs return with I Am Moron a taut rock album
The Lancaster duo led by Holly Ross and David Blackwell delivers a sculpted 40 minute album with sharp punk energy and melodic layering. Produced by David Fridmann it opens with a techno swirl and moves through tracks like Long Stem Carnations You Can Go Now This Decision and Still Second Rate. The record tops British independent charts in April earning praise for its bite and independence.
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Lancaster
England
Holly Ross
David Blackwell
Lovely Eggs
Jim Moron
David Fridmann
Flaming Lips
Mercury Rev
MGMT
Lovelies
Ross
Harlem Field Recordings Gives Vienna Carroll A Blues Survival Portrait
Vienna Carroll blends throwback blues with modern themes on Harlem Field Recordings. The album reverently reimagines works by Dixon Johnson and House while adding Carroll's own songs and historical references. It features Newman Taylor Baker on drums, Keith Johnson guitar, and Stanley Brooks bass with string guests. Carroll’s storytelling spans prison songs gospel lullabies and a stirring finale Singin Wid a Sword in Ma Han.
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B.B. King
King
Vienna Carroll
Harlem
Carroll
America
Yale University
Minnie Pearl
Willie Dixon
Son” House
Robert Johnson
Gershwin
Rogers and Hammerstein
Jimi Hendrix
Stylistics
Parchman Farm
Do Berta
Keith Johnson
Stanley Brooks
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By Kurt Gottschalk
Vienna
Porgy
Bess
Johnson
Dixon
Newman Taylor Baker