Lightheaded - Thinking, Dreaming, SchemingCarrying on the long tradition of sentimental jangle pop songwriters, Lightheaded distil decades of lovelorn tunes into sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of The Left Banke and Margo Guryan, the C86 charm of Dolly Mixture and Would Be Goods, and the cinematic swell of Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura. Formed on the shore of New Jersey in 2017 by Cynthia Rittenbach and Stephen Stec, Lightheaded took time to hone their sound

It was a brilliant and novel concept that gave DOOM plenty of room to explore the album’s subjects

the tropical element the parakeets brought to those sick days delighted Molina

with his spouse Moki on the tambura

The popularity of mainstream jazz was on the decline in the States during the 1960's

but this record feels so true to who I am

Blending folk

the focus was back on her home market in France

there’s so much energy coursing through the music that at times it sounds like a live recording

the nodding rhythm

Two almost identical mushroom shaped rocks are the destination

as well as in “Straight Six” from Jam Eater Blues and Transcendental Youth side two jam “Night Light

”MOJO - 3★★★