Caught by the River

Pleasures of… June

2nd July 2009

A few of the things that pleasured us last month…

Robin:


The soundtrack of my summer so far… The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart album – full throttle C86 shambling pop from NYC…
and… Music From Penguin Café live at Glastonbury – another sure sign that I’ve finally turned into my Dad
The Fallen’ by Dave Simpson – will write more about this brilliant and utterly daft story later
Butcombe Blonde
At The Chapel in Bruton
The Fever Ray album, still.

Jeff:
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‘One Day’ by David Nicholls. I’ve been side-swiped by this book. The characters are so well written, I found myself really caring about them and getting anxious at their fuck-ups. I finished reading it, in tears, on Tuesday morning and I’m still fretting about them today.
Our book launch party.
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‘Say Goodbye to the Cuckoo‘ by Michael McCarthy. (looking forward to hearing the Michael and Chris Watson collaboration at The Purcell Room)
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15 to 20‘ (extended disco mix) by The Phenomenal Handclap Band. A girl-group sounding, counting song. Party in the playground style. Expect to hear this more than once at Port Eliot.
‘Compulsion’ (Andrew Weatherall remix) Doves deeper, darker, longer.

Andrew:
The InvisibleLondon Girl‘ Hot Chip remix

Finally hearing Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run‘ live
Tourettes – I Swear I Can’t Help It – one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen.
‘God’s Own Country’ by Ross Raisin
The Man-eater Of Malgudi’ by R K Narayan