Clinton Dixon reassesses Stevie Wonder’s 1976 album epic.
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Six Discs Of Mid-1970s Eric Clapton
Loads of forty-year-old Eric Clapton, anyone?
Chick Corea – The Vigil (Stretch) CD REVIEW
Jazz is not a dirty word, skill is underrated, and Chick Corea has made a rather excellent new recording, writes Peter Kearns.
Yoko Ono – Take Me To The Land Of Hell (Chimera) CD REVIEW
Yoko Ono has been launching tit missiles at the North Koreans. Again. According to Peter Kearns.
Lorde – Pure Heroine (Universal) CD REVIEW
Peter Kearns tries not to come over all patriotic about Lorde, and ends up liking the genuinely much anticipated debut, anyway.
Sam Phillips – Push Any Button (Littlebox) CD REVIEW
Independent, and shorn of famous producers, Sam Phillips still delivers unusually intelligent song craft, writes Peter Kearns.
The Polyphonic Spree – Yes, It’s True (Good/Universal) CD REVIEW
The robes come off, and Peter Kearns finds the result to be less than polyphonically desirable.
Elvis Costello and the Roots – Wise Up Ghost (Blue Note/EMI) CD REVIEW
There’s much to recommend the latest Elvis Costello album, reckons Peter Kearns. There are also a few caveats.