Apparently, I buy too many records

My wife Helen, like every other woman i've ever lived with, believes that I buy too many records.

Which, as every record-buying man knows, is a ridiculous belief.

I will concede, however, that I do indeed buy a lot of records and that I don't afford them the same amount of listens and attention that I did 20 or 30 years ago.

To this end, I have decided to blog about the records that I buy, in order to help my appreciation of them - and perhaps to show Helen that I don't buy that many records after all.

Because i'm crap with deadlines the blog posts will be sporadic and probably be about a month or 2 behind but that's just the way i am! The posts will not necessarily be actual reviews (most likely comments, at best) and will generally be pretty damn short due to the reasons outlined above. As a writer in a previous existence i have decided not to worry about writing as art in the pieces but, instead, to attempt to convey feeling over semantic (and often grammatic) perfection.

And 'OCRB'? It stands for 'Obsessive Compulsive Record Buying' - a little known mental health affliction that is potentially damaging to the bank account but ultimately life-affirming. It is sad.......but a nice form of sad.

Monday, 5 December 2011

The Silent Type: Kneel (Kids)

Cover art for Kneel / Stones, Knives & Curses by The Silent TypeI love a 10" record - it seems so much more interesting than a 7" and yet more mysterious than a 12". This was a Norman records cheapie that i'm glad i invested the 99p (still available at that price - if you're quick) as it is an exceptionally lovely midpaced song with hooks and chiming guitars and harmonic vocals. Sort of like how sigur ros would sound if they had more traditional vocals and allowed themselves to write (deceptively) simpler songs. Reminded me of 'Lips and fingers' by Submarine - who nobody remembers and a little bit of the fabulous album by Dart on che, who also suffer from the same forgotten fate as submarine.
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