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Sneak of the Week: The Liverpool Echo, “Sally Works Nights”
After the breakup of the Beatles, the Liverpool Echo weren't ready to give up on the Mersey sound. And so....
Jim Allen
Jim Allen's night job is fronting country band The Ramblin' Kind, and working as a solo singer/songwriter. His day job is writing about other people's music. He has contributed to NPR, Billboard, RollingStone.com, and many more, and written liner notes for reissues of everyone from OMD to Bob Seger, but his proudest achievement is crafting a completely acceptable egg cream armed only with milk, Bosco, and a SodaStream seltzer maker.
Sneak of the Week: Horizontal Brian, “Over We Go Lightly”
Horizontal Brian were on the same New Wave trajectory as XTC and Split Enz. If you missed them, here's a taste.
Sneak of the Week: Eggs Over Easy – “Funky but Clean”
There's a through-line from this band's Americana roots straight to punk rock. We dig in to the music of Eggs Over Easy.
Sneak of the Week: Paul Siebel, “Pinto Pony”
Paul Siebel's country rock songs were beloved by other singers, but he never quite got his due. Here's one track worth hearing.
Sneak of the Week: “Haunter of the Darkness,” Zuider Zee
Being steeped in the spooky tales of H.P Lovecraft gave this 70s band from Memphis inspiration for a weirdly haunting tune.