“Sift the noise,
Cause I can see it all in you…”
[“Sift The Noise” – Skipping Girl Vinegar (2009)]
Setting off the JR Radar this week was news of the Adelaide-born, Sydney-educated, Melbourne-based and internationally-connected singer/songwriter, Krista Polvere. Her second album of raw Alt-Country will be out early next month. Produced by former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford and with contributions from Ryan Adams (one of her biggest supporters), ‘Reservoir Drive’ brings the sound of Krista’s songs much closer to a live setting.
At the other end of the spectrum is the neo-Soul debut by English singer/songwriter, Laura Mvula. Her voice may occasionally conjure thoughts of Nina Simone but the music surrounding it challenges conventional description. One critic from the UK’s Guardian suggested ‘Gospeldelia’. That would be Gospel + Psychedelia. (No, really.)
Back in Australia for an appearance at Bluesfest is England’s Ben Howard, with “Only Love” from his current album now (re)issued as a single, while another new single from the UK this week comes from the Villagers album, ‘{Awayland}’.
Melbourne’s vibrant music scene is well represented in this edition with both the new single from Skipping Girl Vinegar (ahead of their appearance at Bluesfest) as well as the first collection of new songs in more than a decade from Underground Lovers.
With her album, ‘The Blue Room’ Madeleine Peyroux and producer, Larry Klein revisit the pattern (and to some extent, the songs) that shaped the landmark Ray Charles project ‘Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music’ half a century ago. With ‘The Blue Room’, Madeleine Peyroux has arrived at a lush and moody return to form.
Also making a convincing return with his album ‘Tooth & Nail’ is Billy Bragg. Dealing more with relationship politics than the politics of international affairs this time – but with Billy Bragg it’s going to be politics, all the same. However, the most astonishing and for that matter, challenging return in this edition comes from avant-garde art Rock veterans, Pere Ubu. The band’s music has both impressed and confounded listeners since the late ‘70s and with ‘Lady From Shanghai’ nothing seems to have changed.
Krista Polvere: “Jack And Me” (preview from the album, ‘Reservoir Drive’)
Laura Mvula: “Green Garden”/”Like The Morning Dew” (from the album, ‘Sing To The Moon’)
Ben Howard: “Only Love" (new single from the album, ‘Every Kingdom’)
Villagers: “Judgement Call” (new single from the album, ‘{Awayland}’)
Madeleine Peyroux: “Take These Chains”/”Born To Lose” (from the album, ‘The Blue Room’)
Billy Bragg: “Handy Man Blues” (from the album, ‘Tooth & Nail’)
Underground Lovers: “Au Pair” (from the album, ‘Weekend’)
Skipping Girl Vinegar: “Making Our Way” (new single)
Pere Ubu: “Feuksley Ma’am, The Hearing” (from the album, ‘Lady From Shanghai’)
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