Heron - HeronHeron's self titled debut LP was mild, drummerless British folk rock with the rural pastoral feel common to many early '70s records in the style. That pastoral feel, in this particular case, might have been in part deliberate; the record was actually recorded in a field by the River Thames, and though the sound quality is very good, you can occasionally hear some birds and faint ambient outdoor noises. The music is very friendly, acoustic guitar based

and captured in a raw and uncompromising state

“It has its seeds in Robert Wyatt

This is the true soundtrack of the Urban Cowboy

upbeat melodies telling melancholy tales

I preferred to find inspiration from the surreality of the mundane

The pair craft songs that play to very specific inspirations without drowning underneath them—immediately evidenced on their critically acclaimed EP

dramatic epics that punctuate the glammy pop of the singles Lipgloss

Remastered edition of a compilation of Stereolab’s first three singles

Its title (and title track) reflects Coltrane's inspiration by Swami Satchidananda

the smooth and sexy "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" and the beautiful ballads "Maiden Voyage" and "Harvest Time"

Six Organs of Admittance

university lecturer and picture researcher by day – with no prior musical experience – turned up to a band rehearsal armed with reams of her own collected writing and a copy of Michael Bernard Loggins’ Fears Of Your Life to read out over the music