“I have only one burning desire,
Let me stand next to your fire …”
“Fire” [The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967]
Yeah, I’m sure that’s a conceptual metaphor, right there. But nobody seemed to care too much about Jimi’s lyrics compared to what he could say with a guitar in his hands. In this 120th edition of JR, we have the latest official release from the Hendrix estate, ‘Miami Pop Festival’. Historically, this May 1968 performance sits neatly between the Monterey Pop Festival (June ’67) where Jimi set fire to his guitar and became a legend - and his headline appearance as the closing act at Woodstock (August 1969). The remastered ‘Miami Pop Festival’ recordings show The Jimi Hendrix Experience still intact, with the hits they were playing, still recently fresh.
In sonic contrast to Jimi, we dip into the self-titled debut by sisters Lily & Madeleine from Indiana. Their voices straddle Folk and Pop with light, airy harmonies evoking the wide open spaces of the American Heartland they call home. Also from the US, albeit from quite different musical standpoints, are Psychedelic Rock band, Midlake (with their first album since the departure of singer and songwriter, Tim Smith) - and Indie Electronica musician, Active Child. Pat Grossi (aka Active Child) was in Australia for last month’s Melbourne Festival. On a previous trip downunder he’d performed at the Sydney Opera House - as a 9 year-old member of the Philadelphia Boys Choir. Things change.
On the Australian front we have the latest from Brisbane band, The John Steel Singers (touring nationally this month), from their just released album ‘Everything’s A Thread’, along with a new single from Sydney singer/songwriter Josh Pyke.
From the UK, we preview the debut single from MT. Those initials may stand for ‘Many Things’ or perhaps, ‘Michael Tomlinson’, the name of the project’s Australian-born frontman. As if the name MT wasn’t hard enough to search on the internet then consider the challenge in the song title: “Alpha Romeo”. That’s ‘Alpha’ (as in ‘personality type’) and ‘Romeo’ (as in ‘…and Juliette’). Beyond that, MT’s “Alpha Romeo” is one of the more clever modern Pop songs around.
Meanwhile, the collaboration of producer Brian Burton (aka Dangermouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins) as Broken Bells are set to release their second album early next year. The title of ‘After The Disco’ is reflected in our preview song, “Perfect World” on which Broken Bells tap their inner Bee Gee.
Celebrating her 27th birthday next week is Malaysian born singer/songwriter Yuna, whose new album ‘Nocturnal’ is her first on major label. Yuna’s blend of Trip-Hop, Soul and acoustic Folk has been finding a growing international following since her self-titled debut album was independently released last year. You’ll hear why in this edition.
MT: “Alpha Romeo” (debut single)
Broken Bells: “Holding On For Life” (preview from the album, ‘After The Disco’)
Yuna: “Falling” (from the album, ‘Nocturnal’)
Midlake: “Antiphon”/”The Old And The Young” (from the album, ‘Antiphon’)
The John Steel Singers: “Common Thread” (from the album, ‘Everything’s A Thread’)
Josh Pyke: “The Beginning & The End Of Everything” (from the album, ‘The Beginning & The End Of Everything’)
Lily & Madeleine: “Sounds Like Somewhere”/”Would You Come” (from the album, ‘Lily & Madeleine’)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: “Introduction”/”Fire” (from the album, ‘Miami Pop Festival’)
Active Child: “Subtle” (featuring Mikky Ekko) (from the EP, ‘Rapor’)
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