Seckou Keita – Homeland (Chapter 1): Album Review
Seckou Keita on Homeland – acoustic and electronic sounds, traditional African rhythms and urban beats – and the special sparkle of the kora.
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.
Holly Lovell – Lion’s Den: Single Review
Denver-based singer-songwriter Holly Lovell captures the desolation, desperation and isolation of addiction in the new single, Lion’s Den.
Melanie MacLaren – Bloodlust: EP Review
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Melanie MacLaren confronts the realities of life – and death – on her 4th solo EP, Bloodlust.
Nicolas Michaux – Vitalisme: Album Review
For his third album, Belgian indie songwriter, Nicolas Michaux serves up an enticing blend of indie pop and French Chanson – with a tasty side-dish of funk.
Fairport Convention – Cromer Pavilion: Live Review
The bus rolls on…next stop for Fairport Convention, Cromer! We catch the folk rock legends one more time on their Autumn tour.
Half Waif – See You At The Maypole: Album Review
Prolific dream-pop exponent, Nandi Rose – aka Half Waif – comes to terms with personal tragedy and achieves redemption (kind of) on her sixth album, See You at the Maypole
Rodney Slater of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Interview
We chat to Rodney Slater; a founding member of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. December sees the release of a mammoth retrospective boxset on the band.
Hamish Anderson – Electric: Album Review
Much-previewed and eagerly awaited Album #3 from acclaimed Australian guitarist Hamish Anderson.
Heff VanSaint – Best Days Gone: EP Review
A short, sweet collection of low-key but confidently assured songs from Aberdeen-via-London singer-songwriter, Heff VanSaint.
Richard Houghton – Cropredy Capers – Another People’s History of Fairport Convention: Book Review
Fairport’s multitude of followers share memories in Cropredy Capers – Richard Houghton’s sequel to 2022’s Gonna See All My Friends.
Flamy Grant – CHURCH: Album Review
Christian music without judgement, hypocrisy, fire or brimstone – CHURCH, the eagerly awaited sophomore album from North Carolinian drag queen, Flamy Grant sets out values for a better world.
Johnny Foreigner – How to Be Hopeful: Album Review
Ambitious, engaging and utterly unpredictable. Birmingham indie-rock heroes Johnny Foreigner are back again – and they’ve got something to say.
The Lost Notes – Good Luck Shoes: Album Review
Accomplished 3rd album from Brummie Americana hotshots The Lost Notes – ten new songs that tell tales of the wary, the loved, the wild and the lost.
Goat – Goat: Album Review
And they just keep getting better! Swedish psych-funksters, Goat, mix a monster mash of musical motifs on their eponymous 6th album.
The Calamatix – The Calamatix: Album Review
Clear, intelligent vocals, set against pulsing reggae rhythms: What’s not like? The self-titled debut album from The Calamatix is pure joy.