Joy Orbison - "The shrew would have cushioned the blow "

I had my doubts about Joy Orbison's Hyph Mngo single last year which was the subject of much hyperbole. It had a decent filtered synth hook but the drums sounded too mechanical and quantized to me. I was also amazed that no-one seemed to suggest it owed a fair bit to Todd Edwards with it's cut-up vox. But I do love this latest EP which sounds much more organic to me. The wierdly titled "The shrew would have cushioned the blow" does suggest this chap might have "it" after all. Great stuff.

Crate digging: Sandy Nelson "Drums A Go Go"

This is a scrumptious little vinyl find from junk-shop crate in Norwich. I only really bought it for the ace cover (and vaguely knowing about Sandy Neslon as a top-notch 60s drummer). I paid a quid and didn't even haggle (though any self-respecting crate-digger should have - even at that price - must have been the sunny weather:-). The sleeve is near perfect but the vinyl looks scratchy. But it's one of those wierd ones that actually plays really well (sometimes it goes the other way - looks great - plays terrible). It's actually a cracking record - particularly the title track. Because it's a drummer's record the beats are mixed really high up so in that sense it has a modern sounding power. Anyway - look at the sleeve and delight.