Richard Thompson – Hippies, Thugs and Heroes: Album Review
Richard Thompson – ‘The finest rock songwriter since Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix’ – is back with an album that sits high in the canon.
John Barlass
John has been a music obsessive since he first heard 'Love Me Do' seeping out of the family radio in 1962. he spent a career in the rail industry before turning back to his first love of music. He plays bass guitar and melodeon, loves folk/rock and lives in Warwick.
Yôkaї – Humboldt: album Review
Belgian 6-piece experimentalists Yôkaї open the next chapter of their story, stripping things back with new album Humboldt,
Mariecke Borger – Unravel: Album Review
Mariecke Borger takes prompts from Joni Mitchell and James Taylor to fashion ten personal and wonderfully intimate songs for her third album, Unravel.
Feldspar – Soft Side: Album Review
Feldspar take a big, bold step with Soft Side to prove that extreme riffage and melody can happily co-exist.
The Bracknall – Waiting For The Lights To Change: EP Review
Indie guitar-powered four-piece, The Bracknall, continue their rise to power and prepare for their biggest UK tour to date with five new songs on their EP, Waiting For the Lights to Change.
Good Habits – Better For Now: Album Review
Cosmic folk duo Good Habits make their long-awaited return and celebrate a new direction with their most emotionally expansive and sonically ambitious album so far.
Maria Taylor – Story’s End: Album Review
Maria Taylor overcomes personal adversity and finds solace in her innermost thoughts with Story’s End, her new album.
Our Man In The Field – Silverado: Album Review
Chance encounters, journalism, literature, film and music – experiences provide inspiration to Our Man In The Field for his new album, Silverado.
Ian Noe – Canyon Falls Trailer Band: Album Review
Kentuckian Ian Noe channels his formative influences in the story of the fictional Canyon Falls Trailer Band for his ambitious third album.
Cut Chord – Demolition Music: EP Review
The debut EP from Cut Chord – a satisfying collection of intimate songs that showcase explorations of folk, drone, psychedelia and singer-songwriter traditions.
Robin Trower – Shine: Album Review
Another dose of breathtaking guitar wizardry from the prolific Robin Trower. Shine mixes sultry melodies and pulsating funk and comes up with another winner.
Fran Ashcroft – Things To Make Do With: Album Review
Another dose of charming unpredictability from Liverpool producer/ composer/ multi-instrumentalist/ performer Fran Ashcroft.
Winter Gardens – Macabre Divine: EP Review
Brighton dream-punks Winter Gardens signal their return with a revitalized lineup and an EP that takes etherealism to a new level.
MF Tomlinson – Heaven Is Other People: EP Review
Maverick singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson’s entry to parenthood with five ‘lo-fi gestural pieces on the human condition’.
Rodrigo y Gabriela – OurHome: Album Review
OurHome sees Rodrigo y Gabriela return to their signature acoustic instrumentation and adding Japanese flavourings to their Latin rhythms.