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Second Still’s “Sleep”

Second Still. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I intended to post this last night.  But it just wasn't happening.  You know … brain freeze, writer's block, just plain tired ... call it what you will.  So Saturday morning it is.  Second Still is more suited to an evening listen, particularly the mercurial single "Sleep," hence my introduction.  This track reminds me of …

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Cocteau Twins’ “Heaven or Las Vegas”

An old 4AD Records press photo of the Cocteau Twins. Photo by Paul Cox.
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Cocteau Twins.  It's because Massive Attack is touring "Mezzanine," and they're bringing Cocteau vocalist Elizabeth Fraser to sing "Teardrop," and a few others she wrote with them.  That's super exciting!  As a sidenote, Liz and Massive Attack are going to be at the Hollywood Palladium at the …

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The Glee Club’s “Remember the Years”

Vintage 4AD press pic of Joanne Loughman & Hugh O'Carroll of The Glee Club, circa 1994.
I've been feeling a bit melancholy this afternoon, so I thought this track by Irish duo The Glee Club would complement the mood.  "Remember the Years" came out in the mid-'90s on the acclaimed U.K. label 4AD Records, who were responsible for bands like the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pale Saints, Lush, and a …

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Breathless’ “All that Matters Now”

An old press pic of Breathless, date unknown.
Typically, I'm not one to recommend love songs.  But I've always thought that if anyone ever asked, this would be the one.  It's by a UK shoegazer-ish, dream pop-styled band from the '90s called Breathless, fronted by vocalist Dominic Appleton.  Some might remember him from the 4AD Records "supergroup" This Mortal Coil.  If you don't, …

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