07 (a day late)

The Shamen - Drop

I’m a day late, but I’ll keep this under my Monday In Review file. I didn’t get into much new music this past week, so I’ll promote older records I’ve been getting back into.

Before they reached “Move Any Mountain”, the Shamen had a psychedelic pop sound that I really loved. While albums after this, like “En-Tact” opened the doors of accessible techno, I really preferred their older records. Sadly, their less danceariffic albums remain out of print through most of the world. I just rediscovered this album, and it’s as good as I remember. There’s at least one copy on Ebay at the moment should you wish to track it down.
Shamen - Strange Days Dream (from Drop)

I played a lot of Jesus and Mary Chain this past week, and their 1994 Black Session was heard a lot around the house. While the quality is as good as most Black Session boots floating around, this version of their hit “Head On” is particularly great.
Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On (from their 1994 Black Session)

I picked up The Undertones compilation “True Confessions”, a double disc collection of their singles. While they recorded a slew of great songs, Teenage Kicks is still their best, if not one of the catchiest songs ever. John Peel knew it when he declared it his favorite song of all time.
Undertones - Teenage Kicks (from True Confessions)

I’m not a big Ryan Adams fan, but in 2003 he and Jesse Malin united under the name The Finger and put out one kick-ass punk record that might scare away listeners of his slightly less rockin’ albums.
Finger - Inside My Brain (from We Are Fuck You)

Jesus and Mary Chain - 21 Singles