Jam Money “Aroma Of Snow”

30 Dec 2014 — Richard Greenan

Boutique British label Spillage Fete come up trumps with this magical 12" by Jam Money. Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels opines it would've made a fine release on his ace Geographic imprint, and Blowing Stones certainly has a meandering, rustic charm that outreaches the provincial setting of village greens and bake-offs.

Here are songs that clank into life like some sort of benign, clockwork machinery, emitting distorted epigrams of guitar and synth fed forwards and backwards through a 4-track at various speeds. There's an apologetic-sounding clarinet. There's a wobbly chime thing. It is immensely comforting.

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