Author: paulsbrizzi

We discussed Richard Dawson in these pages a bit back in 2023. Simpler times, but Dawson was a lot more complicated. Perhaps he’s become a dad? (He isn’t keen on revealing how much autobiography is in his songs) In any case rather than warbling of “newly-whetted scramsax” and such he’s become the first musical artist in…… Continue reading March ’25

This interesting year had just started when the pop record to get you through it popped out. On Full Moon, South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly does it all, under an iconic thicket of teal hair — from flexing about her round booty (“I got God-given cushion / And some God-given pushing / It’s your God-given duty…… Continue reading January-February ’25

25. Sega Bodega – DennisFashion darling Salvador Navarrete took a few detours from his clubby avant-electronica into deviant, lysergic indie, finding a troubled, golden, gothic light — particularly on the sublime “Deer Teeth.” https://youtu.be/53kRp2XJ-PI?si=ASaperk7qwJq4V-M 24. Thee Alcoholics – FeedbackIf Loop and the Jesus and Mary Chain had a rock baby it still might not rock…… Continue reading Best Albums of 2024

Altin Gün have been like the Led Zeppelin of my 2020s — the gold standard, the best party anywhere, releasing a string of excellently brilliant albums. They’ve been a genre unto themselves, melding traditional Turkish music with retro-dance and psych. But now Dar Disku, Bristol-based Bahrainians Mazen Al Maskati and Vish Matre, have manifested, mining…… Continue reading November ’24

Since Y2K South Korea has been this kind of miraculous hub of thrilling filmmaking, producing an amazing body of work that’s both popular and auteur, from Bong Jooh-ho and Park Chan-wook’s wild early films up through mega-sensations Parasite and Squid Game. In music, on the other hand, shiny and sugary K-pop is almost all that’s…… Continue reading October ’24

Seefeel emerged in the early ’90s — the kind of band that totally captures or actually creates a zeitgeist — corralling the ringing, vaporous vibe of shoegaze into the hypnotic template of trance. “Time to Find Me” off their first record is a slowgraffitti-certified song of GOAT greatness — made even groovier/sexier in a couple of…… Continue reading September ’24

It took me a minute to get into Loma’s new one, How Will I Live Without a Body? I can usually give a listen to a couple of the tracks that have the most plays on Spotify and know whether I’m gonna dig an album, and I gave it a pass. But the other day…… Continue reading August ’24

In Italy there’s a term, “tormentone estivo,” which basically means the pop song that hammers you all summer wherever you go. Remember “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk? Pretty good song actually, but my point is that it’s getting to be that time when every man and woman must decide what the song of the summer…… Continue reading July ’24