That old Donovan geezer (terrible hair, bad teeth, bit
deluded, you know the one) loves to whittle on about how he invented the 60s, flower power, drugs, grooviness, free love, bananas, beat poetry and heaven knows what else dribbles into his hurdy gurdy bonce. If he hears “Shelter Song” the sunny debut
single by young Midlands band Temples he’ll claim he wrote it whilst Paul
McCartney, Bob Dylan and the Maharishi looked on in astonishment.
The track, released by Heavenly, has been doing the
rounds for a couple of months but is worth a post here in case you've missed it. I'm particularly encouraged by “Prisms” – the B-side (in old money) – being equally
as good.
