You're listening to sound opinions and later in the show we're going to hear from

singer-songwriter Caroline Rose about the song that got her interested in

becoming a musician. But first it's time for another round of buried treasures.

We love to do these shows periodically, Jim, because we get to dig deep into our collections

of recent music that we love, but haven't had a chance to get to on the show as yet, mainly because they're not huge mainstream releases,

but each of us love these particular records.

We have always got the antennae up. We are reading from our friends on social media raving about stuff. We're listening

to publicist pitches and sometimes we're just messing around on the streaming service and following those algorithms which can be

bizarre. The first though that I'm going to highlight is a band from Moscow called

Lucidvox and they are just absolutely blowing me away. This was a tip I saw

from Tim Sommer on Facebook, a fine rock critic himself that I've almost forgiven for being the guy who signed

Hootie and the Blowfish.

In Moscow, these four young women come together, and they are making a sound that has some obvious

precedence, Kraut Rock, which is a sound you know I love, Hawk Wind in their

folkier, quieter moments moments the incredible string band

pink Floyd of course no psychedelic rock band doesn't pay homage to

pink Floyd but all combined with a uniquely female perspective, a uniquely Russian perspective.

As Russian in their way, as a pussy riot, I think, without the over-the-top politics, you know, they are singing about being

in this wonderful, strange, sometimes very troubled land. They are drawing on the history of Russian folk music and the

music you hear in the Orthodox Church. It is just beyond strange and on top of all that great.

If I can add one more rock critic e name drop here there's kind of a post-punk

minimalism at times which is almost like the raincoats or the slits.

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