Mac McCaughan - The Sound Of YourselfThroughout his career fronting Superchunk and Portastatic, Mac McCaughan has channeled more than his share of angst into a microphone, resulting in undeniable rock anthems. So how can a voice so familiar to others still seem foreign to its owner? On The Sound of Yourself, McCaughans second release under his own name, he explores that question fully, shooting his voice through a prism and refracting it across these songs in new and rewarding ways. In

which he mastered in his adolescence prior to experiencing the early Ramones show at CBGB‰۪s which caused him to changed course and focus on the electric guitar

was the sound of Throbbing Gristle testing the waters

Further inspired by Sun Ra & His Arkestra's first visit to Egypt in 1971

Pressed on 180 gram

David Sylvian’s second solo album proper

This is the best MVPs record until the next one is out

at once assured of its vision and remarkably vulnerable

From the striving incursion of Sally IV to the softly spoken disbelief of Yellow Rain the album is nothing short of a waking dream

Original version (from "Marble Skies" album)

with Annie McEnroe on lead vocals

' his 37th studio album

but there's also evidence that the group have taken a step towards something more pop