Robyn Hitchcock - The Man Upstairs'The Man Upstairs' sees Hitchcock uniting with legendary producer Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention) for one of the most unique recordings of his already quite idiosyncratic career. Rather than simply record a new selection of songs, Boyd suggested what he called 'a Judy Collins album' such as Elektra would have released in 1967 part well known favorites, part personal discoveries, and part originals. The multi tiered approach offered

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brooding psychedelic opus that makes equal use of wah-wah and fuzz guitars

lately he's been finding ways to make all of those impulses function within the framework of Thee Oh Sees-who have in turn grown closer and tighter and sharper with each eye-popping

Detroit's own 'brother and sister' drum-and-guitar duo broke out of local obscurity with their eponymous debut

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propulsive

the Connection Man and The Crawler

who's to argue

when I sashay‰۝ before the chorus explodes into a gloriously cacophonous symphony of synths and vocals

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including one in the UK's Sound magazine