Bowlegs Rewind

Africa Hitech – 93 Million Miles

Posted on 10 July 2011 by Bowlegs

Africa Hitech’s album, ‘93 Million Miles’, always ran the risk of falling a little flat. It’s myriad styles and influences threatened to drag it through numerous genres without ever stopping long enough to develop a coherent affinity with any of...Read More »
Carol Kleyn - Love Has Made Me Stronger

Carol Kleyn – Love Has Made Me Stronger (Re-issue)

Posted on 03 July 2011 by Bowlegs

Is this the original Joanna Newsom from back in the day? The day being 1976 and this being a self-released lost gem from Carol Kleyn. Whoever Drag City are employing to scour the second-hand record stores they are doing a...Read More »
Mirah - C'mon Miracle

Mirah – ‘C’mon Miracle’

Posted on 26 June 2011 by Bowlegs

Bowlegs has been listening to the Thao & Mirah record on a regular basis of late, which in turn got us digging out our old Mirah records. And though we like every one of them, 'C'mon Miracle' still stands as...Read More »

Mercury Rev – Deserter’s Songs (Re-issue)

Posted on 19 June 2011 by Bowlegs

Being that Mercury Rev's 'Deserter's Songs' has just been reissued (with an extra disc of out-takes, demos and rarities), what better time is there to pay tribute to the band's bonafide 1998 masterpiece. From Jonathan Donahue's opening lines on 'Holes'...Read More »

Thus:Owls – Cardiac Malformations

Posted on 12 June 2011 by Bowlegs

Having recently filmed Thus:Owls for a forthcoming session, and included them on our Acid Folk Mixtape, it seemed only right we revisited their immense, emotional and quite frankly excellent record 'Cardiac Malformations'. The Swedish band, fronted by Erika Alexandersson and...Read More »

These Trails – These Trails

Posted on 05 June 2011 by Bowlegs

Trippy, Hawaiian Folk anyone? Listening to These Trails is quite an experience, and a positive one at that. Originally released in 1973 Drag City have plucked it from certain obscurity - re-packaged and re-issued - and are releasing...Read More »

Max Tundra – Mastered By Guy At The Exchange

Posted on 29 May 2011 by Bowlegs

Bowlegs can rest easy on this one, we never covered Max Tundra's 'Mastered by Guy at the Exchange' for the simple fact that we didn't exist. But listening to it now does make us wonder when Max Tundra, who is...Read More »

The Dry Spells – Too Soon for Flowers

Posted on 22 May 2011 by Bowlegs

The Dry Spells' debut, 'Too Soon for Flowers', was released back in 2009, and deservedly received some worthy praise. But flick back through the virtual pages of Bowlegs Music, scour the content - you will find no sign of The...Read More »

Outshine Family – Galeria De La Luz

Posted on 15 May 2011 by Bowlegs

Matthew Liam Nicholson is the man behind the sounds, intricacies and many melodies created by the collective Outshine Family. Their album, 'Galeria De La Luz', was actually released back in January on Blackmaps Records, yet with the modern invention of...Read More »

Das Racist – Sit Down, Man

Posted on 08 May 2011 by Bowlegs

Rewind continues to open the doors to all the good stuff we left behind, and this week we pick up Das Racist and their second mixtape. The guest-list for starters is more than impressive - from Jay-Z, over to...Read More »