Golden Retriever & Chuck Johnson - Rain Shadow (Black Vinyl) Compct Disc chiming post punk rave ups

chiming post punk rave ups with pointed "of the times" lyrics & gorgeous ambient interludes woven in

and “Spoke” would not appear on any Shellac albums until much later (1998’s Terraform and 2007’s Excellent Italian Greyhound) - making the 1994 Peel Session recordings the only official recordings of these songs for several years thereafter

And Spooner is all over Dark in Here any time you hear a bit of Hammond organ or electric piano chiming in without repeating a phrase

delivered with remarkable assurance and attitude

Golden Retriever & Chuck Johnson - Rain Shadow (Black Vinyl) Compct Disc chiming post punk rave upsGolden Retriever and Chuck Johnson are artists unified by their ability to build entire ecosystems of sound. As Golden Retriever, bass clarinetist Jonathan Sielaff and synthesist Matt Carlson blur the lines between their respective instruments while guitarist Chuck Johnson is lauded for crafting a diversity of atmospheres, be it through fingerstyle acoustic or droning pedal steel. The combined powers of the trio is intoxicating. On their debut album,