Rush – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary: Album Review
The fortieth anniversary of Rush’s Permanent Waves is marked with a retrospective set and needless to say a trawl through the memory banks.
Mike Ainscoe
Mike has been photographing and writing about bands going back many years. A former writer and Reviews Editor on Louder Than War as well as several online music blogs, he also contributes to Fireworks and to Powerplay Rock & Metal magazines.
FROST* – Others: EP Review
FROST* are back with some quality leftovers on the Others EP that heralds the start of what looks like being a productive and FROST*-y 2020.
Sailing Stones – Polymnia: Album Review
Polymnia is the debut album from Sailing Stones. The work of Jenny Lindfors, it’s a quietly assured and confident collection.
Kavus Torabi – Hip To The Jag: Album Review
The first full solo album from the ultra-busy Kavus Torabi is a divine collection of music. Hip To The Jag is out on Believers Roast Records.
Paradise Lost – Obsidian: Album Review
Halifax’s Paradise Lost continue their thirty years plus of making music on the dark side with a new and diverse set in Obsidian.
The Alligator Wine – Demons Of The Mind: Album Review
Vintage rock without guitars? The Alligator Wine show it can be done and how it’s done on Demons Of The Mind
Horisont – Sudden Death: Album Review
Sudden death, the sixth album from Swedish quintet Horisont, delivers on their promise of “better, harder, faster, higher.”
Seasons Of Change – Tom Kitching: Book Review
Tom Kitching works his way round England with his fiddle and provides an insight to the nation from the busking perspective.
Fish On Friday – Black Rain: Album Review
Fish On Friday release their fifth album Black Rain. It’s a “coming of age” record according to bassist Nick Beggs.
Will Pound – A Day Will Come: Album Review
Will Pound – the man once labelled “the Eddie Van Halen of the harmonica” – has a new album that takes a trip around the music of a continent.
The Bloody Mallard – Realm: Album Review
Psych-prog-alt rock outfit The Bloody Mallard, the brainchild of guitarist Tom Walding, shape seven songs to make up the Realm album.
And The Sky Darkened – Between Ghosts: EP Review
Four track EP from the South Walian quartet, And The Sky Darkened, that extends beyond their heavy/hard rock influences
Moonshot – Worlds Of Yesterday: Album Review
A retrospective of the music of Moonshot, 1971-1992. A band who may have been lost in the ghost light, but a collection lovingly compiled and curated by Tim Bowness.
India Electric Co. – The Gap: Album Review
Not letting any grass grow under their feet, Cole Stacey and Joseph O’Keefe, the duo who are the India Electric Co. return with the follow up to their debut and another shedload of influences.
Frank Turner – Live In Newcastle: Album Review
A download-only release from Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls recorded on their recent tour as the acoustic format takes centre stage.
