Posted on 22 October 2013
BLOODY RED BARON October reviews by Mike Baron THE ORANGE PEELS: Sun Moon (Mystery Lawn Music) This bay area quartet plays organic and tactile West Coast pop slightly reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub but with richer vocal harmonies, starting with “The Words Don’t Work,” a chiming jangle of jangling chime that sets the stage for the rest […]
Posted on 18 October 2013
LOST TREASURES by Peter Marston [linebreak style=”25.png”] THE BECKIES “The Beckies” [linebreak style=”25.png”] Released on Sire in 1976, the Beckies’ debut (and only) LP is most notable as the final major release featuring Michael Brown, founder and leader of the Left Banke. The Left Banke single-handedly created and still define “baroque-pop,” and indeed, […]