The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

Album Reviews

  • The Flaming Lips: Scratching The Door: The First Recordings Of The Flaming Lips (Rhino)

    This collection of the earliest recordings from Oklahoma City legends the flaming lips gathers up their earliest recordings featuring visionary Wayne Coyne’s brother Mark on vocals. This compilation is the first installment of a series of every issues dedicated to celebrating the band’s 35th anniversary. Read more

  • The Langley Schools Music Project: Innocence & Despair (Bar/None)

    In the mid-1970s, Canadian Elementary school teacher Hans Fenge gathered up the students in his school District and recorded them singing contemporary pop songs. Rediscovered and reissued in 2001, this album has since become a cult classic, and has recently been given a well-deserved vinyl reissue. Read more

  • The Langley Schools Music Project: Innocence & Despair (Bar/None)

    In the mid-1970s, Canadian Elementary school teacher Hans Fenge gathered up the students in his school District and recorded them singing contemporary pop songs. Rediscovered and reissued in 2001, this album has since become a cult classic, and has recently been given a well-deserved vinyl reissue. Read more

  • Martika: Martika’s Kitchen (Reheated Edition) (Cherry Pop)

    With a handful of Prince collaborations and plenty of talent on her own, pop singer Martika seemed poised for greatness with her second album. Surprisingly, it was to be her last solo outing; this recent expanded edition highlights that album’s greatness, while feeling like a story that has yet to be completed. Read more

  • Martika: Martika’s Kitchen (Reheated Edition) (Cherry Pop)

    With a handful of Prince collaborations and plenty of talent on her own, pop singer Martika seemed poised for greatness with her second album. Surprisingly, it was to be her last solo outing; this recent expanded edition highlights that album’s greatness, while feeling like a story that has yet to be completed. Read more

  • Chris Hillman: The Asylum Years (Omnivore Recordings)

    In the mid-1970s, former Byrds guitarist Chris Hillman recorded a pair of albums for Asylum Records, his first proper solo releases. Though they’ve always been low key in his vast discography of work over the past 50 years, this reissue shows that their obscurity is not for lack of quality material. Read more

  • Chris Hillman: The Asylum Years (Omnivore Recordings)

    In the mid-1970s, former Byrds guitarist Chris Hillman recorded a pair of albums for Asylum Records, his first proper solo releases. Though they’ve always been low key in his vast discography of work over the past 50 years, this reissue shows that their obscurity is not for lack of quality material. Read more

  • Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red)

    British indie band Felt introduced itself to the world in 1982 with Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty , a brief but impressive album that, although flawed in some ways, proved to be a quite promising debut. Read more

  • Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (Cherry Red)

    British indie band Felt introduced itself to the world in 1982 with Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty , a brief but impressive album that, although flawed in some ways, proved to be a quite promising debut. Read more

  • Precious Wilson: On The Race Track (Hot Shot Records)

    Eruption front woman Precious Wilson launched her solo career with a fine record that blended disco with more progressive R&B and pop sounds, resulting in a superb, confident debut album. Read more