EMILY ROBB - How To Moonwalk / If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection CD synth This trio of vinyl reissues

This trio of vinyl reissues capture their intensity and presence in a way that may even blow out the candle of the original pressings

It's quite shocking when about a third of the way into the album low and abrasive electronics change the sound of the music entirely

so there are none of those beautiful Beach Boys harmonies that we got to use later

The best thing about this comp is that while all the tracks are quirky and slightly weird they're also all ridiculously catchy and danceable

Veteran engineer John Golden has done a knockout job dealing with the wide variety of source materials

EMILY ROBB - How To Moonwalk / If I Am Misery Then Give Me Affection CD synth This trio of vinyl reissuesCD only. Highly recommended. Across two LPs of cracked guitar explorations crammed onto a single disc, the work of Philadelphia's Emily Robb (Astute Pallet, Lantern, Rock Candy) pays reverent homage to the guitar gods of the past while also nodding in recognition to lineages of minimalist and experimental music. From the Chuck Berry esque riffs of her 2021 debut How To Moonwalk (Petty Bunco) through to the more contemplative explorations of 2023s If I