Carnival Season formed in Birmingham, AL, sometime around 1984 or 85, featuring two guys fresh out of high school, Tim Boykin and Brad Quinn, and two guys who had already done a little recording, Mark Reynolds and Ed Reynolds (no relation). In 1985 they self-released a 7" EP, the music having strong psychedelic, garage, folk rock, and punk overtones. At that point their name was spelled Karnival S
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These 15 tracks in dashboard-speaker-friendly mono--and released on a major label no less--are further proof of why the Neatbeats are one of the world's great pure rock-and-roll bands. Although nothing here sounds like it was recorded after 1965, the group's machine-like precision and the superb rhythm and lead guitar playing of Manabe "Mr. Pan" Takashi make this LP as vibrant as anything else lik
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Originally given a limited released in 2001, this dark and lush orchestral-pop gem slipped away almost completely unnoticed. This new remastered version with additional tracks gives the world a second chance to hear the Gothenburg-based duo, who immediately brings to mind the work of David Sylvian, the Walker Brothers and the Divine Comedy. Well-worth rescuing from obscurity, a first-rate art rock
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Larry NormanRebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer: The Anthology (ARRCO)Regarded as the father of Christian rock, Larry Norman, who died in February, is one of a very few artists in the genre who actually has some hipster appeal. For those who prefer a division of church and rock, the likable things about Norman are his impassioned defense of the genre itself, the kitsch factor of tracks like "U.F. O."...
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