An unexpected bonus of writing this blog is to share a little bit of cyber space with a few of my heroes who follow me on social media.
One of these kind souls is
Stuart Kidd who has performance credits with bands such as
BMX Bandits (current band),
Primary 5,
Dr Cosmos Tape Labs and
Daniel Wylie's Cosmic Rough Riders and more recently a critically acclaimed project with
The Wellgreen.
In effect Mr Kidd has been a purveyor of fine, around the fringes jangle-pop for nearly 15 years and any release promises pedigree.
He did not disappoint. Initially there is a lo-fi/bedroom pop chic (juxtaposed with the most subtle inflections of psych) aesthetic that defies the normal wallowing introspection that often accompanies such genres. However Kidd is not using this album in true lo-fi style to express just how intensely bad his life is or how evil his parents were for once refusing to let him have a rabbit and this in itself starts the album with a notable and refreshingly different nuance.
