John Andrew Frederick and J'Anna Jacoby have been making some of the best pop records to come out of the L.A. area over the last ten years, but nobody seems to notice. Musically they exist in a world where the Go-Betweens and the Chills are idols. Recorded "in Silver Lake" by Charlie McGovern and Mike Schneider. Mixed by Tim Boland and co-produced by John and Tim. Pop heaven. (www.theblackwatchmusic.com)
Music Reviews | No. 31
Bügsküll & the Big White Cloud
by Larry Crane
Bügsküll has mutated over time from a group into the home- recorded experimental-pop wanderings of Sean Byrne. It's cool stuff, recorded on an 8-track deck I believe, and never getting so...