Connie Converse - How Sad, How LovelyNearly 51 years after the singer songwriters disappearance comes the first reissue of this album in nearly 10 years in any format. 20 tracks (including a bonus 7" featuring the previously unreleased House and the new remix of Playboy of the Western World courtesy of Dirick Cummins) that are as poignant and potent as ever and showcase an artist that was operating light years ahead of her time. Tracklisting Side A 1. Talkin' Like You (Two Tall

this is utterly essential

On Origins Chris Bartels takes on the role of singer-songwriter for the first time under his Elskavon moniker

New York looms large

It finds bar italia’s economical yet evocative songcraft taking raucous

a cacophony of skill and creative vision eclipsing time and genre

Following the release of their long-awaited debut album on the IDLES-run Balley Records back in 2019

through 17 immensely sensual songs

it chews ravenously through sound palettes and rhythms

Veering sonically from Beat Happening to Ariel Pink

we have to move on

that isn’t out of the question

his eyes are locked with one specific person