OK, so this isn’t Public Enemy, it isn’t gansta rap and isn’t House Of Pain but this was the album that got me into hip hop way back in 1989. I was 13. It’s a witty, upbeat, intelligent album that led to me to listen to A Tribe Called Quest, Jurassic 5 and latterly, DJ [...]
Animals That Swim : I Was The King, I Really Was The King (£4.90 Recommended)
This album from 1996 has come up in conversation disturbingly often lately. It’s almost like it was making it’s own concerted effort to get my attention. Firstly, a mate of mine posted the video for opening track ‘Faded Glamour’ on his Facebook wall. This song is brilliant, easily in my top 10 nineties singles. Then [...]
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Dinosaur Jr : Where You Been (£4.90 Recommended)
People (including some members of staff in this here shop) will argue that this isn’t Dinosaur Jr’s best album. They’re wrong. Yeah, ‘Freak Scene’ was on Bug and was the song that got them on MTV and into the consciousness of the grunge generation but this was this 1993 album where it all came together. [...]
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New £4.90 Artist Of The Month
Nick Cave has been our artist of the month for two months now, partly because it was Christmas but mostly because Paul really loves Nick Cave. We also have a shelf of 4 Uncle Tupelo albums that have gone really well. It’s all chance in February though as local author, playwright and shop regular Matthew [...]
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Wilco : Being There (£4.90 Recommended)
Wilco still get categorised in ‘country/americana’ in Diverse and probably other record shops in this country and beyond. This is probably the reason why. They haven’t been this ‘country’ since, indeed, the follow up, ‘Summerteeth’ was a straight up indie pop album. It ain’t all twangy guitars though, the first track is over 6 minutes [...]