TAG: Everything But The Girl

Aug16

Tracey Thorn: Opposites EP (Review)

Tracey Thorn

Opposites

Released by Merge Records


Even before the beats on 1996's Walking Wounded made Everything But the Girl electro-pop royalty overnight, I was often a wee distracted by some forced lyricism. The insistence on the standard verse/chorus form with the A/B scheme sometimes made lofty sentiments feel overwrought. The remix resolves this issue. Suddenly, forced rhymes flow smoothly in abstract dubs. In her solo work, lead singer and songwriter Tracey Thorn has benefited immensely from her collaborations with some of the best remixers in the game. In their hands and freeform beats, Thorn's  singular, ...
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Nov17

Ben Watt Review + Interview & Photos

Flying into New York that morning I had little idea of what to expect from Ben over the next two days.  Don’t get me wrong, I have known his music intimately for the last 15 years, but this was different.  Ben was finally healthy enough to tour again which led me to believe that this was going to be a stellar weekend.

It is something of an oddity to fully let loose on a Thursday night at Cielo.  What time do I have to be at work tomorrow?  That’s right, midnight, when Ben goes on again.  In between cigarettes he mysteriously appears in the booth, a sign of just how deep and strange the night would become.  Chris Annibell …