SONGHOY BLUES - Optimisme LP (colour vinyl) r&b Barrett’s rare gospel soul classic

Barrett’s rare gospel soul classic Like A Ship… (Without A Sail) is finally receiving a much-needed reissue

when drummer Tom Riss and bassist Cary Fletcher

Traffik Island reinstates his extravagant hybrid of Syd Barrett-esque sugar rushed psych and cheeky

Guided By Voices is now an unlikely candidate for the most perfect rock band of all time

jackhammer rhythm guitar and near-falsetto vocals

SONGHOY BLUES - Optimisme LP (colour vinyl) r&b Barrett’s rare gospel soul classicLimited edition gold colour vinyl. Their lead guitarist is a distant relative of the late Ali Farka Toure, the legendary Mali desert blues musician, but the young generation are no traditionalists. They mix the complex rhythms and guitar lines of their tradition with hard rock and psychedelia into three minute statements.