The Progression of Paul Draper: From Attack of the Grey Lantern to Spooky Action
With the release of solo album Spooky Action, Paul Draper frontman of Mansun, has broken more than a decades musical silence and delved deeper into the Prog sound that he started exploring with his...
View ArticleBest of the Decade: James Auton’s Top Twenty Albums
In no particular order, least of all alphabetical or chronological, my top twenty records of the past decade. There could be twenty other LPs included in this but these are a fair cross section of the...
View ArticleThe Anchoress – Confessions of a Romance Novelist (Kscope)
The opening track ‘Long Year’ begins with chimes, like those from a decorative music box that Grans and Mums keep their best jewellery in. It’s fitting it opens in such a way – inside Confessions of a...
View ArticleWIN: A Year’s Subscription to the Too Pure Singles Club
To celebrate the Too Pure Singles Clubs‘ one hundredth release ‘Paul Draper’ this April and the Record Store Day LP Pay No Attention God Is In The TV has a competition to win a year’s subscription to...
View ArticleFrom The Crate: Mansun – Attack of the Grey Lantern
Is Attack of the Grey Lantern a concept album? Certainly, Mansun’s gapless debut – which came out on the 17th of February, 1997, making it 20 years old as of today – bears many resemblances to the...
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