Alas de Liona – Noble Rot: Album Review
Awash with vampire symbolism, Noble Rot is a showcase for Alas de Liona’s ethereal vocals, imaginative lyrics and big instrumental statements.
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.
Barbara’s 2026 Autumn Tour Starts This Week!: News
Our great friends Barbara kick off their 2026 Autumn Tour on Friday 6th November and this year’s tour promises to be something rather special.
Strange Pink – Guest Room: EP Review
Sophomore EP from Hull grunge-gaze trio, Strange Pink. Guest Room sees the band add pop and 60s-psyche sensibilities to their signature sound.
Soft Machine – Slightly All The Time – Recordings 1970-1974: Boxset Review
Ultra-extensive retrospective of Soft Machine’s imperial phase. Over 14 CDs and 3 Blu-Ray discs, Slightly All the Time tells the Soft Machine story from the band’s invention of jazz-rock to the start of its first collapse.
Danxgerous – Old Soul: Album Review
A masterful fusion of alt-folk, dream-pop and indie-rock to confront her insecurities and search for a way home, on the Danxgerous debut album, Old Soul.
Keith Hudson – Melody Maker: Album Review
Long overdue anthology of the influential work of Keith Hudson – Jamaica’s ‘dark Prince of Reggae.’
ISQ – The Silence Is Deafening: Album Review
The eagerly-awaited fifth album from ISQ – The Irene Serra Quartet takes its inspiration from women’s lives – the ones lived loudly and the ones lived in careful silence.
Various Artists – Before The Gold Rush – An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973: Boxset Review
Before The Gold Rush charts the genesis and development of country rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to its first blossoming.
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.
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.