January Blues, Rock and Indie
Dry January? New Musical Releases & Discoveries It is a tricky time of year. All that cosy time with close family, all the expense, all the food. Did you eat it all? Is it humanely possible to eat it all? The record store sale discounting music that some would have paid a higher price for just a few hours earlier. Well, at least daylight in the Northern Hemisphere is with us for a little longer, every minute counts. As snow drops shimmer in the breeze and daffodil shoots appear, The Biz launches itself into the new year's calendar with a broad range of releases and tour announcements. I started the musical year by buying a fresh re-release from HMV of Nico 's second album, which was produced in collaboration with John Cale , still-living Welsh legend, once of The Velvet Underground . The Nico album is without doubt, worth hearing. Cale's musical education in Classical music is brought to bear on this collection of haunting songs, which has Nico's folksy, whimsica...