by Jason's Jukebox | Sep 8, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
2013 is proving to be an amazing year for the return of artists who first rose to fame in previous decades. For electronic tinged music, this is especially so. Earlier this year we saw the unexpected return of David Bowie, with a strong album that brought to mind his...
by Jason's Jukebox | Aug 23, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Quite a while ago I wrote about my love of the 2nd record by a band called Summer at Shatter Creek. If you know anything about me by this point, you know that I deeply love music that creates a haunting atmosphere in tandem with poetic words. A deep John Lennon vibe...
by Jason's Jukebox | Aug 6, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
When one hears the statement “prolific artist” you can almost hear a collective groan from the audience. Prolific, you see, doesn’t always translate to quality. I can spout off a random list of artists that release way too much material – for...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 22, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The Paris Angels were / are one of the great “what if” stories of the early 90’s. Contemporaries with The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, and Primal Scream they released a handful of singles along with a full length album and then all but disappeared. A...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 16, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
2012’s record Elysium by the The Pet Shop Boys sparked reviews that varied in tone and critique. It was sometimes mentioned as beautifully autumnal and sad but also criticized as sounding tired and slightly bitter (often within the same review) – for me it...
by Jason's Jukebox | Jul 10, 2013 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Sunstack Jones hail from “North of England” (members live in Liverpool & Blackburn) and say that they are composed of “always two, sometimes three but mostly four or maybe five musicians”. That includes Lorcan Moriarty on guitars (formerly...
