Allen Toussaint - ToussaintAllen Toussaints debut as a solo artist, The Wild Sound Of New Orleans was released in 1958 under the name of Tousan. In the 60s, he established himself as a songwriter, producer and arranger for a number of labels and generated hits like Working In The Coal Mine for Lee Dorsey that got to #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Other classic tracks that Toussaint either wrote, produced or arranged included Fortune Teller, Lipstick Traces and Ooh Poo Pah

1971's masterful Awakening

For others it was a momentary flush of excitement

Ty Segall began toying with Sense Yourself

and the magic that still courses through Sainted Albion’s blood soaked lands

‘Strong Feelings’

bought a drum machine and recorded their first 45

which was cool

Taking its title from the opening line of Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line"

all coaxed into cohesion by Hollie’s own wordless singing

conceptual project called FWY

It makes few concessions to the larger market - every potential hook seemed spiked with the band's usual rough take- it-or- leave- it stance - though the integration of Brix Smith into the band added a melodic twist

making the album seem thematically schizophrenic