“I suppose I should tell you what this bitch is thinking,
You’ll find me in the studio and not in the kitchen …”
“Hard Out Here” [Lily Allen 2013]
Sharing what’s on her mind is what Lily Allen does best. And what she’s thinking right now is anything but flattering. After 4 years away from the demands of a Pop career in favour of being a mum, Lily’s making what she calls a “mumback”. On her new single her sights are squarely on the overt sexism and misogyny in music videos. Apropos all the hype-driven “uproar” about provocative video clips recently, Lily Allen’s comeback/mumback/bitchslap could not be more timely, or welcome.
There’s also good news this week for fans of Neil Finn. The Kiwi music legend has just released a new single ahead of his next solo album (‘Dizzy Heights’), coming a mere Christmas-hangover away, in early February. And Neil’s on the road again in 2014, touring Australia, the USA and Canada. Meanwhile, you’ll hear a preview from the new album in this edition of JR.
Other Finn-related news coming our way is, ‘Goin’ Your Way’, the CD/DVD collection of a Sydney Opera House concert featuring Neil Finn with Australia’s foremost troubadour, Paul Kelly, at the end of their 2013 tour. As master craftsmen of popular song, they revisit the heart of each other’s songs with a warm, mutual respect.
There’s more fresh Aus-Music in this edition including a new single from the currently touring Dan Sultan from sessions he recently recorded in Nashville, along with a new single from Sydney Electro band, RüFüS. We also preview the forthcoming album from Texan singer/songwriter Robert Ellis, railing against conformity on his new single. (He’s playing select gigs in Victoria and New South Wales from this week.)
Coming soon to a cinema near you is the new Coen Brothers film, ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’, about the Greenwich Village Folk scene before the arrival of Bob Dylan. Collaborating once again with T-Bone Burnett, the Coen’s have a soundtrack featuring contributions from Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers and Justin Timberlake (who appears in the film).
The Beatles are back (again) with a second volume of recordings made for various BBC programs between 1963 and ’64. Barely beyond their teens, The Beatles are at the start of their exponential rise. In this audio time capsule The Beatles joke it up with various plum-in-the-mouth show hosts and play some (officially) rare versions of songs they either made famous, or never recorded.
Dan Sultan: “Under Your Skin” (new single)
Neil Finn: “Flying In The Face Of Love” (preview from the album, ‘Dizzy Heights’)
Stark Sands with Punch Brothers: “The Last Thing On My Mind” (from the soundtrack album, ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’)
Robert Ellis: “Sing Along” (preview from the album, ‘The Lights Of The Chemical Plant’)
The Beatles: “I Saw Her Standing There”/”I Feel Fine (outtake)”/”Happy Birthday Saturday Club”/”I Want To Hold Your Hand” (from the album, ‘On Air: Live At The BBC Vol.2’)
Lily Allen: “Hard Out Here” (new single)
RüFüS: “Tonight” (new single)
Neil Finn & Paul Kelly: “Four Seasons In One Day”/”Moon River”/”Leaps And Bounds” (from the concert CD/DVD, ‘Goin’ Your Way’)
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