1 ROBYN HITCHCOCK
Midnight Tram To Nowhere
Paying tribute to archaic transport over a psychedelic blues shuffle, “Midnight Tram…” combines a few of the singer-songwriter’s obsessions. It’s also a highlight of Shufflemania!, Hitchcock’s first LP in five years.
2 DRY CLEANING
Gary Ashby
is the ace second album from this London-based four-piece, one of the most lyrically inventive and unique groups around: this track, jangling with Johnny Marresque sass, tells the tale of a family’s lost tortoise: “”, intones Florence Shaw. Check out the full review on page 39.