Year Released: 2015 Label: Damaged Goods Records / Greyday Records Year Bought: 2024 Piney Gir is an American singer/songwriter who has lived in London for many a year. She's been in the backing bands of Noel Gallagher and Gaz Coombes, and over the years has produced one hell of a back catalogue. 'mR. hYDE'S wILD rIDE' is her sixth album, and fully embraces Piney's chameleonic tendencies. A student of 60s beat pop, the influence of the Beatles is writ large over the album. Opener 'Gold Rules' has a great chorus melody, and the sense of joy embodied in the song runs through much of the record. The second half of the album has some more experimentation with instruments and production, meaning you never really know what's coming. 'Mouse of a Ghost' has Graham Coxon level of guitar buzzing going on, while 'Yai Yai' starts off subdued before building into a real garage-indie stomper. I know Piney a little bit so can't really give an impart...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)