Laska Live: Geordie Greep (UK)

Geordie Greep’s debut solo album The New Sound boasts a brand of high-quality, all-embracing alternative pop fun not heard in a very long time, walking the line between the ridiculous and brilliant with teflon-coated aplomb. Over thirty session musicians across two continents were involved in its making, with half of the tracks recorded in Brazil using local musicians brought together at the last minute. The spirit of Greep’s increasingly febrile and furtive soliloquies calls to mind both Frank Zappa and Frank Sinatra, with a healthy dash of Scott Walker sprinkled throughout. The stories on The New Sound act as a shopping list of the Active Male Imagination, with Greep playing the role of emcee and conductor.