Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: Album Review
Album #8 from psych/pop specialists Kula Shaker. Wormslayer winds back the clock to the glory days of the mid-nineties
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.
George Boomsma – Make A Start: Single Review
Northallerton singer, songwriter and multi-genre musician George Boomsma has a new album in the pipeline. Make A Start hints at the pleasures to come.
Robertson – Birdy In The Window: Single Review
The Robertson family are back in force, with Birdy In The Window – another slice of warm, jangly pop written and sung by Kevin Robertson’s son, Scott.
Betty Blight – Wench, Witch Or Motherly: Album Review
Dark and intimate, the debut album from Betty Blight refocuses the perspective around maligned women and reveres our place in nature.
Jessie Reid – Little Sparks: Album Review
Second album from Jessie Reid takes an ethereal journey into the darkness, and emerges having found beauty and contentment.
Aquakultre – Make That Change: Single Review
Third preview of the forthcoming album from Aquakultre. Make That Change is another hard-hitting song from the Halifax Nova Scotia singer/ composer/ rapper.
Freddie And The Dreamers – You Were Made For Me – The Complete Recordings 1963-1970: Boxset Review
Jokers in the pack. Cherry Red Records take a detailed reappraisal of Manchester’s madcap maniacs – Freddie And The Dreamers – and reach a mixed verdict…
Robin Trower – One Moment In Time – Live in the USA: Album Review
The guitarmeister crowns a frenetic year. British guitar icon Robin Trower tours the USA – the country that first welcomed him 60 years ago – and shows our cousins that he still has what it takes. One Moment In Time showcases Robin Trower in his live pomp.
Toad The Wet Sprocket – Rings: The Acoustic Sessions: Album Review
California’s National Treasures, Toad the Wet Sprocket, present a host of intimate acoustic reworkings of their best-loved songs.
Various Artists – Highway Of Diamonds – Black America Sings Bob Dylan, Vol 2: Album Review
Ace Records follow-up their 2010 collection, How Many Roads, with another rake of vibrant soulful and gospel Dylan reinterpretations.
Celine Cairo – Panacea: Single Review
Dutch singer and songwriter Celine Cairo previews her fifth album with a preview of the mellow, satisfying sophistication of the title track.
Solomon Hicks – How Did I Ever Get This Blue?: Album review
Harlem guitarist/composer/singer Solomon Hicks delivers another showcase of his heady signature blend of blues, jazz, soul, funk and gospel.
Dan O’Farrell & The Difference Engine – The Fish That Learned to Drown: Album Review
Dan O’Farrell explores life’s dark waters, loss of family, faith, community and self-confidences – and more – on his 4th album.
Westminster Park – Round Trip: Album Review
For their 7th album, Westminster Park relive life experiences, including romantic mornings, insomnia and a special wedding anniversary.
Spirit Of Bryneddin – Time Is Unfolding: Album Review
Spirit Of Bryneddin, provide a glimpse of a mystical world where nothing is as it seems, but where joy and contentment reign supreme on Time Is Unfolding