Kassi Valazza – Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing: Album Review
Cosmic American music, nothing more, nothing less: a tonic for tired ears to steady the soul and please the heart.
Seuras Og
"Well, what sort of music do you like, Seuras?" Ever since that question was first aired by his mother a decade or six back he has struggled with the answer. And struggles still now. Call him a folkie, a country dude, a bluesman and he'll be happy, but don't forget the whiff of jazz, electronica and more. Not so keen on the charts, mind.
Terry Emm – Wish You Were Here: Album Review
Languid summer fizz beckons a welcome return from missing, presumed lost, troubadour Terry Emm.
Jon Wilks – Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost: Album Review
Intriguing, confusing and confounding in turns, the real Jon Wilks stands up and out convincingly.
The Primevals – The Dividing Line: Album Review
A sonic blast, channeling the past to keep the future on its toes. They were there and they are still here.
Kris Drever – The Best Of: Album Review
So much more than an also ran, Kris Drever confirms his pole position, with this back catalogue cementing his right to be. Release Date: 19th May 2023 Label: Reveal Records Format: CD / Vinyl / Digital I used to wonder who these lavish and detailed compilation albums were […]
Rebecca Hill & Charlie Stewart – Thawcrook: Album Review
Stirrings in the fiddle and harp camp: Rebecca Hill and Charlie Stewart on a rewilding revitalising of the trad.
Gnoss – Stretching Skyward : Album Review
Gnoss not only stretch for the sky, they are flying.
Ben De La Cour – Sweet Anhedonia : Album Review
Smoky poteen from the swamplands, enticing gothic noir of merit, De La Cour offers a grip like vice on your senses.
Alice Howe – Circumstance : Album Review
Describing herself as an old soul inside a 30-something millennial, Alice Howe is hard-wired for her country folk rock’n’soul hybrid.
Hugh Cornwell – O2 Institute, Birmingham: Live Review
Hugh Cornwell fits in a trip to Birmingham on a day off – why not? We joined in the fun.
Jah Wobble – Dark Luminosity, the 21st Century Collection: Boxset Review
Mr Metaphysical, all round renaissance geezer Jah Wobble shows off his second half. Or , more likely, quarter.
Withered Hand – How To Love: Album Review
With scimitar sharp honesty perfusing this deeply affecting record, Withered Hand shows his true self off to the listener; despair and celebration but a pindrop from each other.
Robbie Fulks – Bluegrass Vacation: Album Review
Say yes to yee-haw as erstwhile honorary Mekon, Robbie Fulks, goes full on back porch.
Iain Fraser – Kōterana : Album Review
Fine fiddle fare from Iain Fraser, following a Caledonian vein from Ullapool to Waipu, by way of Cape Breton and Australia; a chamber-folk celebration.
Ímar – Awakening : Album Review
Brace yourself, the pan-Gaelic instrumental supergroup Imar are back, rampant and ready to bite your ankles.