Reviewing your parents' music collection
What do a city in the German Harz, 21st century anxiety, language barriers, and the musical rendition of a Spy Kids film have in common? They're all topics set to music on Bonaparte's 2017 album The Return of Stravinsky Wellington. This recommendation was part of a long list Captain Cool sent me some two weeks… Continue reading Grainy Polaroids and Spy Kids – Captain Cool Presents: “The Return of Stravinsky Wellington” by Bonaparte
Spinvis makes music that drifts. That swims around in the air, airy without the usual abundance of synthesisers. That feels restless without the stressful element, not panicking about the fact that it hasn't found the direction of its journey yet. Floating with the musical current instead of fighting it, adrift among the chords and lyrics… Continue reading The River and the Sea – Captain Cool Presents: “Ik Wil Alleen Maar Zwemmen” by Spinvis
All good things come in three. Three, the magic number. The number of wishes a genie grants you. The number of guesses given to you for most fantastical riddles. The minimum amount of numbers you need for counting down. In some people's opinion, the best of all numbers. Three, the magic number. Maybe it isn't… Continue reading Third Time’s the Charm – Gentle Giant exude prog rock playfulness on “Three Friends”
Indie pop has always been a genre closely linked to the label of acoustic performance. The importance of the acoustic guitar, the non-electronic piano, the percussion provided live (usually on a cajon), the only evidence of production interference located in the microphone picking up the sound. The quality stamp of simplicity. Not that contemporary music… Continue reading Simplicity is Scary – Captain Cool Presents: BOY’s “Acoustic Collection”
Your parents were rebels once. They were slamming doors, screaming at their parents, turning their music up way too loud, flinging themselves onto their beds and screaming into pillows. They were young once and full of anger, full of teenage angst in the days when there was no such word as 'teenage angst' but the… Continue reading Slam the Doors, Turn Up the Noise – Patti Smith Broadcasts Teenage Frustration on “Radio Ethiopia”
The Dad Anthology 