When Rivers Meet – Rhythm Rust & Static: Album Review
We’d asked: “Are When Rivers Meet a new White Stripes for the 2020s?” With their new album, Rhythm Rust & Static, the husband/wife alt-rock duo answer that question with a resounding “YES.”
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.
Adam Clark – Folk & Fold: Album Review
The luminaries of the Norfolk folk scene convene once again – this time to help Norwich multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer Adam Clark create his ‘love-letter to Norfolk’ on his new album, Folk & Fold
Matt Palka – Moment In The Sun: Album Review
Matt Palka chronicles the sights and encounters of an epic cross-country bicycling odyssey, with an immersive soundtrack and audio book project,
Shank Painters – Spitfire: Album Review
Rebel songs, social commentary, biting satire and, of course, a roll upon the high seas. Shank Painters tackle the lot on their 4th album, Spitfire
Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets Of Michel-Ange: Vol 2: Album Review
Virtuoso trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf lives up to his reputation as ‘a living legend of jazz’ as he reconvenes the Trumpets of Michel-Ange ensemble.
Ben Avison – Wild Wisdom: Songs Of The Green Trails: Album Review
Ben Avison teams up with his father, Jon and a host of willing collaborators on a project that combines music, artworks and creative writing.
Celine Cairo – Panacea: Album Review
Dutch singer-songwriter Celine Cairo meditates on growth, surrender and truly feeling alive on Panacea – her eagerly-awaited 3rd album.
Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders – Liquid Donnon: Album Review
Cosmic jazz, deep psychedelia, free improvisation and more all come together with startling impact on the new album from Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders.
Hannah Scott – Threads: EP Review
Five songs that cover diverse subjects make up Threads – the new EP from At The Barrier fave Hannah Scott.
Logan Richard – Character Traits – Deluxe Version: Album Review
Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Logan Richard reworks of a string of favourite songs on Character Traits – Deluxe Version.
Bedouine – Neon Summer Skin: Album Review
Bedouine – Azniv Korkejian – revisits the feelings of childhood safety and security and mourns the passing of those feelings on Neon Summer Skin.
Linda Moylan w/ The Lookout – Banbury Folk Club: Live Review
Linda Moylan – The Lady With The Voice – travelled to Banbury, Oxfordshire with her friends and left a full house grasping for superlatives.
Bity Booker – There’s No Song About A Stone: Album Review
Bity Booker turns on the charm and adds dustings of humour and wicked glee on There’s No Song About a Stone – her “first non-debut album.”
August Gladstone – The Golden West: Album Review
August Gladstone blends surrealism, intimacy, humour and political activism in ten poetic statements on his debut album, The Golden West
Rob Clarke – Opiope: Album Review
Full of psych-pop and droll Liverpudlian observation, Rob Clarke once again reminds us nothing is serious – and nothing is sacred – on Opiope.