I split my Saturday evening listening between BBC Radio London's perpetually excited Gary Crowley and BBC Radio Nottingham's Dean Jackson (more becalmed than GC but still excited on the inside - celebrating 30 years of his excellent Saturday show 'The Beat'). But I can't for the life of me remember which one of them played this next tune I'm featuring. It's by Andy Bell (yes, I know there's two; it's the Ride and Oasis one, not the Erasure one).
Unlike his previous employer, Noel Gallagher, who was forever channelling Beatles tunes overlaid with Marc Bolan riffs, Bell appears to be picking up where the Stone Roses left off and is resurrecting a sound that many listeners will remember as part of the Madchester/Baggy scene; whilst others (with younger ears) will probably tell you it's a sound that never went away.
Either way, here's his new single. It skips along at quite a pace and I think it's worth four minutes of your time. Can't say fairer than that now can I?
Andy Bell - Love Comes in Waves (2020)
Rapidly becoming my guitar song of the year. The album is a joy too.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it, SA; wasn't sure if this would be your bag? I love his guitar sound; he was wasted as a bass player.
DeleteSA is hiding his light under a bushel. I heard this initially at his place back in the summer, but it is certainly worth repeated listens. Thanks, John. It checks so many of my boxes.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brian. And as such it gets added to my 2020 Spotify playlist.
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