{"product_id":"809236144515","title":"The Bevis Frond - New River Head - Import Vinyl 2 LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bevis Frond\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough Nick Saloman can never be said to necessarily, or at least obviously, progress from release to release, he does have a knack for ensuring that each Bevis Frond album has something interesting. It's when he puts everything together to create a consistently strong record that notice is due, and Frond's 1991 effort stands out in that regard. His slightly mournful, weary vocals remain unchanged, as does the general feeling of pop\/psych-rock with jamming tendencies. The core duo of Martin Crowley on drums and Saloman on everything else also continues, supplemented by a variety of guest performers. There's just that little something more here, though, that marks New River Head as a good starting point for anyone interesting in discovering more about the Frond. The first couple of songs are mostly Saloman-by-the-numbers, but then he hits a great winning streak, starting with \"Waving,\" a gentle folk ballad which adds a violin for an effect that's just melancholy enough and results in an honestly heart-catching little track. Following that is the title song, a strong feedback crunch that welds Saloman's ear for a good hook with his considerable playing abilities well. The disc continues in the same, fine general vein from that point on, ranging from the Byrds-inflected guitar chime of \"He'd Be a Diamond\" to the soft, then shroomy, head-nodding \"Stain on the Sun.\" The standout is \"The Miskatonic Variations II,\" a nearly 17-minute ambient-to-full-blown-noise jam recorded with a guest bassist, guitarist, and sax player, not to mention Current 93's lead figure, David Tibet, adding some chants on top of it all. Throw in a variety of other niceties here and there, like the brief garage-rock blasts \"Undertaker\" and \"Chinese Burn,\" and New River Head winds up being a slice of Frond at his high-powered best. ~ Ned Raggett","brand":"Fire Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51923610272033,"sku":"809236144515","price":162.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/809236144515.jpg?v=1760638347","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-pl\/products\/809236144515","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}