Category Archives: Music – Have You Heard?

Have You Heard? – (59) ” Give Out” by Sharon van Etten

Posted on January 25, 2015 by John S

“Give Out” is a track on Sharon van Etten’s 2012 album, “Tramp” and right now it is my new favourite song.  Has been since I had that week off at the beginning of the New Year, when I walked around … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (58) Espers

Posted on December 23, 2014 by John S

I think the answer might be no. So here’s a pointer. I was writing about the band tonight for my music book (which is nearly finished – hooray!). Here’s what I said and a YouTube version of one of their … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (57) “American Woman” by The Guess Who

Posted on November 15, 2014 by John S

Now my answer to this question would have been NO until this week, when I heard the song on Marc Riley’s BBC 6 Music show. Marc has a show Monday to Thursday from 7-9pm, which is absolutely excellent. I often … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (56) “Ocean Of Sound” compiled by David Toop

Posted on October 31, 2014 by John S

“Ocean Of Sound” is a 2 CD compilation released in 1996 and compiled by musician and writer David Toop. It is a brilliant tour through the outer reaches of music. I wrote something about it tonight for my book. In … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (55) “Songs Of Innocence” by U2

Posted on September 27, 2014 by John S

So a couple of weeks ago, U2 surprised us all by releasing a new album “Songs Of Innocence” exclusively on iTunes. This surprise release is becoming a bit of thing with big-selling artists. I think Beyonce did it, and just … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (54) “Royal Blood” by Royal Blood

Posted on September 9, 2014 by John S

Royal Blood are a two piece band from Worthing, near Brighton, who make an awesome noise and have exploded on the music scene this year. They are singer/bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher. Their debut album recently charted at … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (53) “Dear River” by Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo

Posted on August 18, 2014 by John S

If you read this blog, you’ll know how much I like Emily Barker’s music. On my holiday on the Costa Brava, Spain, over the last couple of weeks, I made some good progress on my book on music. It included … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (52) “Lost In The Dream” by The War On Drugs

Posted on June 1, 2014 by John S

The War On Drugs are a band formed in Philadephia in 2005, fronted by Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile. The latter left fairly quickly to pursue a solo career. And he has made some amazing records – perhaps the subject … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (51) “Big Big Love (Fig 2)” by Foals

Posted on May 19, 2014 by John S

A strange title. One of the least well-known tracks off Foals first, brilliant, album, “Antidotes”. While I associated Foals mostly with the Talking Heads and African beats speeded up, “Big Big Love” has a shimmering guitar which could take it … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (50) “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead

Posted on March 30, 2014 by John S

Well, after my daffodils in Kew Gardens, I owe it to the Big D to go metal. And, just realised it’s the 50th “Have You Heard?” So what better than the full-on assault of Lemmy and the boys with their … Continue reading →

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