Jim Bob’s new record is out. It’s called Goffam and is, it seems, a concept album about a city in decay, I don’t have it yet as I am hoping to get it on e music, but the reviews, including this one by Andrew Collins, seem good.

Jim should be a huge star, but he can’t even get on the radio. I have been a fan since Carter were in their infancy and may be biased, but I have played his solo records to people who were not (and haven’t even heard of them) and the response is always very positive.

I will comment more upon hearing, but if it is at least as good as his previous efforts it will be wonderful.

Speaking of people who should be huge stars, I have been listening a lot to old Felt records recently. These records are amazing, in fact they sound better now than they did back in the 80’s. Lawrence is a genius, unfortunately as with many other genius’ he is also very self destructive. For those who do not know, Felt released ten albums and ten single in ten years during the 1980’s and then split up (an act of genius on it’s own perhaps?). They never achieved the heights of their peers (I’m thinking the likes of The Icicle Works and The Bunnymen) which I still believe to be criminally unjust.

Lawrence went on to Denim; Back in Denim is another lost Masterpiece. And is now known by Go Kart Mozart, the genius still shines through.