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ric leczel's avatar

Dude - I love falling down the Fabbit-Holes you set! Everything about this one is cool. Chris Canterbury is right up my alley - can't wait to dive in.

Your link to the Manchester Post-Punk scene is right there. The same forces propelling punk/post-punk propelled much of the early rock scene. I write about Black Sabbath and the making of Paranoid in this post. Their mindset and belief structure eerily echo the punks.

Look for some of your contributions to make my playlists.

Ric

Check it out here -

https://riclexel.substack.com/p/leadership-lessons-from-metal-gods

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

The characters on Canterbury's record drew me in almost from the first note. I don't know what it was I found so relatable, but I just kept listening & nodding my head.

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Amaya Lim's avatar

i love alvvays--favorite track of theirs is not my baby.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I wish I'd been more open to them sooner. More and more, I'm finding that tracks I first turned my nose up to are actually really good.

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Abandoned Albums Podcast's avatar

Hey Kevin, thanks for the nod! I think Chris is a super talented dude and I have blathered on about that album enough. But thank you - I appreciate it! - Keith

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Of course! It's a great pod I hope more people check out.

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Abandoned Albums Podcast's avatar

Thank you!

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Tim Villegas's avatar

Alvvays kicks ass. Love the new album too. :)

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right? I /still/ haven't stopped listening to it.

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Challenge 69's avatar

In the words of Mr Bowie, "five years, what a surprise."

'Antisocialites' was one of my favourite albums of 2017 (especially 'In Undertow' and 'Not my Baby ...') but somehow, in the long gap that followed, I'd forgotten all about Alvvays, until a few of the Substacks I follow (and trust) all started talking about 'Blue Rev' in AoTY terms.

I'm only one listen in so far, but it's already enough to make me feel guilty over abandoning the band. Too early to choose a favourite yet, though I'm always (excuse the pun) going to be a sucker for a track called 'Tom Verlaine'!

Thanks as ever for the sound recommendations (and while I'm on that subject, your readers should check out my music themed novel at https://challenge69.substack.com - I know they would love it!)

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Thanks for the kind words! At this point, it's got a real shot at taking the AOTY title.

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Challenge 69's avatar

Just got around to reading your linked article on Manchester post-punk, a great read. Thx for bringing it to my attention.

Hadn't come across WaxPoetics before, but it looks like an interesting publication/community, think I'll give them a try to see if I can interest them in my music-themed novel - https://challenge69.substack.com - it would certainly fit in well alongside this article.

Tim

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