Monday, July 12, 2021

When I Was Born For the 7th Time, Cornershop

When I Was Born For the 7th Time, Cornershop, 1997, :54

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

This is electronic stoner raga rock, with catchy rhythms aplenty. There are Indian and Middle Eastern sounds, there's a cover of "Norwegian Wood" in Punjabi, and there are some rather Beckian distorted beats. While there are several tracks on this album that just aren't what I'm interested in (electronic instrumentals and buzzy feedback), the amount of music here that is so irrepressibly, toe-tappingly catchy more than elevates this album to four-star status. Favorite tracks: "Brimful of Asha," "Sleep On the Left Side," the Belle and Sebastian-like duet "Good To Be Back On the Road Back Home," and the Punjabi "We're In Yr Corner."

Apart From the Crowd, Great Buildings

Apart From the Crowd , Great Buildings, 1981, :40 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Solid jangle-pop from a now largely-forgotten group featuring two guys who went ...