The New Cue #584 April 16: Boards Of Canada, Matt Berry Trio, Massive Attack, Alex Cameron, Kurt Vile, NewDad, The Gnomes, Oscar Farrell & Goya Gumbani, Kevin Morby, WIDGIT
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Ted Kessler
Having just worked his way through the entire What We Do In The Shadows box, my son is now inching his way through Toast of London, as he becomes a devoted Matt Berry connoisseur. His mind was blown when he subsequently discovered that Berry’s musical career is also incredibly full and satisfying, as diverse as his comedic character acting. Wait until he hears this new jazz diversion, Matt Berry Trio… Released in June as the second volume of the Jazz Sessions series on Acid Jazz, the label run by his music business spirit animal Eddie Piller, Everything’s Peachy apparently tells the story of – ahem – ‘the Sky King’ (American folk hero Richard Beebo Russell), who stole a large aircraft with no flight training, performing stunts and manoeuvres, before crashing to his own demise, and takes its name from his response to air traffic control. You wouldn’t necessarily draw that from the funky strut of the first cut from it released, Everything’s Peachy Pt.8, but my oh my it is groovy.
I bow to very few compatriots in my love of daft, tuneful Aussie garage punk. The Gnomes, from Melbourne, all Rickenbackers and moustaches, may well be the most satisfying recent entry into the genre: a new EP called More that follows on from their 2025 self-titled debut LP is now out, but check out the Monkees-meets-Blue-Öyster- Cult magnificence of the Magic Man video from it first. They’re coming to the UK in May and are a must-see, I sense.
