Forget everything you know about anyone called Maureen. Namely that woman from Driving School. ‘Bang the Drum’ is the name of the second album by Utrecht quartet The Maureens, and also what I’ve been doing since I heard this record back in 2015 which has in it echoes of everything you could want from a good album – they have a kind of very melodic jangle pop sound with hints of The Byrds or Teenage Fanclub, and in this track ‘Caroline’ the Beatles too (who are still obviously bigger than Jesus here in Liverpool, Ringo’s best efforts notwithstanding). The harmonies, the chord changes, the birdsong at the end – it’s three minutes and five seconds of perfection. If I ever have a daughter I will call her Caroline because of this song.
Songs for the apocalypse: The Maureens “Caroline”
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Classic Americana AlbumsClassic Americana Albums: Turnpike Troubadours “Diamonds and Gasoline”
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Classic Americana Albums: Great Speckled Bird “Great Speckled Bird”
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Classic Americana Albums: Drive-By Truckers “The Dirty South”
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Classic Americana Albums: Gram Parsons “Grievous Angel”
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Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”
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The First TimeThe First Time: Tim Martin – The Boomtown Rats Colston Hall, Bristol 28th June1978
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The First Time: Guy Lincoln – The Pink Fairies, The Marquee Club, London, 3rd August 1976
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The First Time: Darren Lumbroso – The Jam, Michael Sobell Sports Centre, London, 12th December 1981
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The First Time: Martin Johnson – The Who, ABC Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, October 22nd, 1970
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The First Time: Richard Parkinson – Magna Carta & Gillian McPherson, Carlisle Market Hall, September 1971
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