Single Reviews: Fruits de Mer Records – October Releases
I look forward to Fruits de Mer records coming through my door. In some ways it seems strange that nobody else on the Silent Radio team seems to get jealous that I end up reviewing a good chunk of them – but it does make sense, because what Fruits de Mer (FdM) do is not normally everybody’s cup of tea – it’s anything but mainstream. The music they usually release is a combination of psychedelia, 60s-style garage music and the occasional... Read More
ALBUM: The Chemistry Set – This Day Will Never Happen Again
The UK has a long, illustrious line of gently psychedelic guitar pop bands going right back to the likes of The Moody Blues (you better believe it), through XTC, Shack and The Coral, proponents all of sweet, sweet melodies and lush, pastoral arrangements. The Chemistry Set can – and should – count themselves as part of that line. Originating in the late 1980s, their (unreleased) debut album, Sounds Like Painting, was readied just in time to be... Read More
