Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly – Alone Together: Album Review
Now a fully paid-up member of the mighty progressive force that is Big Big Train, Rikard Sjöblom and his Gungfly project get Alone Together to challenge the prog expectancies.
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.
Joshua Burnell – Flowers Where The Horses Sleep: Album Review
Throw the labels away. Joshua Burnell takes his folk-fused baroque and roll down new pathways on Flowers Where The Horses Sleep.
The Pineapple Thief – Versions Of The Truth: Album Review
The Pineapple Thief conjure up a magical album that considers the blurring between the real and the perceived. Versions Of The Truth is their soundtrack for a post-truth world.
Rakoczy – Frontrunner: Album Review
An album that explores the image of the horses in British folklore. Rakcozy adds a colourful dash and vibrancy on Frontrunner.
1978 – The Year The UK Turned Dayglo: Album Review
An excellent Cherry Red compilation thats sets the time machine dials to 1978 when the backlash punk had evolved in all sorts of directions.
Tim Bowness – Late Night Laments: Album Review
Tim Bowness presents an ethereal collection of new songs that, despite the tranquil setting, have a hard and disturbing core.
Robyn G Shiels & Steve Nolan – Sky Drew Near: Album Review
Sky Grew Near is an intriguing set from the combined talents of Robyn G Shiels and Steve Nolan. An immersive experience that’s sombre and haunting.
Tim Bowness – Late Night Laments and more: Interview
We have a lengthy chat with Tim Bowness as he releases his new album Late Night Laments on insideOut Music.
The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance: Album Review
Where else but an album by The Tangent, would you find a cross between ELP, Steely Dan, The Isley Brothers, Aphex Twin, National Health and Rose Royce? That’s Auto Reconaissance.
Blues Pills – Holy Moly!: Album Review
Holy Moly! – The latest release that adds to a healthy catalogue of psychedelic blues-rock from Blues Pills.
So Far As I Know – Stellar Sense: EP Review
Three track EP packed with progressive/art rock sounds from the four piece instrumental band from Siberia, So Far As I Know.
Jon Anderson – 1000 Hands: Album Review
Jon Anderson (Yes vocalist) and a huge cast come together on the 1000 Hands album.
Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down: Album Review
Kate Rusby enlists the help of the family with a collection of cover versions on Hand Me Down that hold a few surprises.
Stuart Anthony with Larry Beckett – Risk Is Music: EP Review
Stuart Anthony and Larry Beckett continue their collaboration with words and music inspired by Amelia Earhart on Risk Is Music.
That Joe Payne – By Name. By Nature. : Album Review
That Joe Payne, or is it ‘that’ Joe Payne, but never just ordinary Joe Payne. The showman puts on a show on the grand opulence of By Name. By Nature.