Maya KayALBUM OF THE MONTH — ZII — DVAR (2008)Russian band Dvar’s album Zii is one for the faries to get down to.Jul 8Jul 8
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: LAVENDER COUNTRY — LAVENDER COUNTRY (1973)Lavender Country’s self-titled 1973 album was the first openly gay country music album.Jun 12Jun 12
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: EASE DOWN THE ROAD — BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY (2001)Everything about the album is so delicate. It features soft piano, meditative slide guitar, percussive acoustic strumming, and touches of…May 19May 19
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: FRANKENSTEIN GIRLS WILL SEEM STRANGELY SEXY — MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE (2000)In 1987, 18 year old New Yorker James Euringer (aka Jimmy Urine) began recording industrial music heavily inspired by Nine Inch Nails with…Feb 4Feb 4
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: THE BLUE ELEPHANT — MATT BERRY (2021)The Blue Elephant continues Matt Berry’s track record of 60s and 70s psychedelia, but it differs from his earlier albums (such as Kill The…Jan 28Jan 28
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: 5:55 — CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG (2006)5:55 was Gainsbourg’s first album since Charlotte for Ever (1968), written by her father Serge and featuring the controverial song, Lemon…Jan 14Jan 14
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: GRAILS — ANCHES EN MAAT (2023)Definitely my favourite album to come out of 2023, Anches En Maat is an absolute treat.Jan 7Jan 7
Maya KayALBUM OF THE WEEK: THE NIGHT CHANCERS — BAXTER DURY (2020)Dury clearly borrows elements from French 80s electronic music and the likes of Serge Gainsbourg, but he remains distinctly British, with a…Dec 24, 2023Dec 24, 2023