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on the last big tour ogbert did back in june we all got really into ‘steve mcqueen’ followed by the rest of the prefab sprout discography. we kept saying it was as if the smiths got laid. this one specifically sounds like that.
Jan 23, 2024
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house, 60s soul and clips from post war british films blended together to make this album stand out to me considering how dominant britpop/rock was in the 90s
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If you ever wondered where Blur’s Damon Albarn got his ideas for the “Parklife” album, look no further than the Little Stevie Marriott era of the Faces.
This Summer of Love psychedelic gem is full of all sorts of surprises but “Lazy Sunday” is based on a real-life conflict the party-all-the-time Marriott was having with his neighbors. 🥃
Heading to Heathrow to depart London once again but coming back in three weeks and can’t wait for a little Smoke in the Summer 😎
May 9, 2025
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"I smoked a joint and started playing the piano," said Church frontman Steve Kilbey about the writing of the Aussie band's biggest, dreamiest hit. "Then Karin (his girlfriend at the time) came into the room and we just made it up together. A spontaneous event."
A song about "nothing" that the band originally didn't like, "Under the Milky Way" is inspired by the Amsterdam music venue the Melkveg ("Milky Way") and came out on this day to race to no. 24 on the US Billboard charts and eventually win "Single of the Year" at the ARIA awards. (It appeared in "Donnie Darko" and a bunch of ads too). It's part of a record ("Starfish") that includes the amazing "Reptile" and is at least the band's best-known if not outright finest work.
PS: you could be forgiven for thinking the solo in the song's break is played on a bagpipe, it's actually a Fender Jazzmaster guitar played with an E-bow and then fed through a Synclavier.
Feb 15, 2025
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This is mine. Her name’s Poppy. She has sensitivity issues. She is the entire reason why I do anything.
Jan 27, 2024
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it’s like a cameo in a funny movie or a memory for everyone else to cherish 🥰
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