REVIEW: New music from Robyn Hitchcock, Emma Swift's 'Blonde on the Tracks,' and Kimberley Rew. By Harold Lepidus
New music from Robyn Hitchcock, Emma Swift's 'Blonde on the Tracks,' and Kimberley Rew. By Harold Lepidus For fans of Robyn Hitchcock and his extended musical family, some exciting news! The self-proclaimed cult figure is working on Midnight Tram to Nowhere, the full-length follow-up to his critically acclaimed eponymous 2017 album, scheduled for release in 2021. He’s recording it in East Nashville, where he shares a home with his partner Emma Swift, who has a new album of Bob Dylan covers, Blonde on the Tracks. Kimberely Rew, Hitchcock’s former band mate in the Soft Boys, also has a couple of recent releases of note. The Man Downstairs (Tiny Ghost Records) UPDATE : Hitchcock has just announced the release of The Man Downstairs: Demos & Rarities , a collection of originals and covers unused on the Joe Boyd-produced The Man Upstairs , including Hitchcockian takes on "Born In Time" by Bob Dylan, Nick Drake's "River Man," Syd Barrett's "A