Thirteen (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Thirteen (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanThirteen is the fourth album by Teenage Fanclub released in 1993. Unjustly savaged by fans and critics alike upon its initial release, with the benefit of hindsight Thirteen has revealed itself an eminently worthy follow up to the classic Bandwagonesque; though not as consistent or refreshing as its predecessor, the album takes simultaneous steps backward and forward, retreating to a darker, sludgier guitar sound reminiscent of their debut effort A

Sharp storytelling and warm synths give Birds a surreal

The album includes the previously-released songs Lumberjack and Wusyaname as well as Juggernaut

funkup to freakout

Here Smith's penchant for catchy melodies laid against song structures that build in intensity continues

Consisting of simple drum machine beats

bon iver' that allows him to escape the cabin in the woods without burning it to the ground

the lack of initiative

Tony Simmons eye-wateringly expensive '83 jam 'I can't let you go' backed with Soul Shack's cosmic masterpiece 'Galactic Funk' from 1980

Australia's Julia Jacklin releases the follow up to her debut album

no mean feat for the newly-trimmed quartet of songwriter

The album is 11 tracks and features Sky Ferreira

The album was the long awaited follow-up to their hit 2009 album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix