Lankum – False Lankum : Album Review
Stunning showcase confirms this Irish band are way more than just dronetastic as they expand and extend their mastery of upending the tradition.
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.
Martin Hayes & the Common Ground Ensemble – Peggy’s Dream: Album Review
Scrap any sense of spot the genre, Hayes is back with more of his fiddle sans frontières. Indisputably Irish, and probably trad, little else is.
Joy Dunlop – Caoir : Album Review
A robust revisiting of the Gaelic, a revitalised and retro revamp into folk rock from Joy Dunlop.
Rura – Dusk Moon: Album Review
Rura stake their claim in the premier league, firing on all cylinders from the front.
Salt House – Riverwoods: Album Review
Re-wilding their native rivers provides the fishy inspiration for Salt House, who continue to make a resounding and resonant case for their feast of songs and musical fare.
Miller Anderson – Bright City (Remastered & Expanded): Album Review
First solo album from journeyman guitarist, Miller Anderson, brushing up surprisingly well, showing what coulda been.
Levellers (Collective) – Symphony Hall, Birmingham: Live Review
The Levellers (Collective) line up in Birmingham. The Symphony Hall? Sitting Down? No dogs? Terrific!
Levellers (Collective) – Together All The Way: Album Review
A bunch of folkies from Brighton prove they’re not beyond such a comparison, with a further visceral acoustic take of the back catalogue.
Dan Walsh – O’Neill’s Tunes: Album Review
Dan Walsh does O’Neill’s Tunes -Heaven for both the seasoned banjophile and the banjocurious, which may even convert the odd banjophobe.
Assynt – Where From Here: Album Review
And it isn’t a question, either. Sterling second from the virtuoso stalwarts Assynt; individually and collectively award winners in their fields.
Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth – Volume One : Album Review
A terrific pell-mell helter-skelter whirl through the possibilities of harmonica, box and guitar, from Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth. Also features voice.
Sharon Shannon Trio – Norton’s, Digbeth: Live Review
Sharon Shannon Trio – Live at Norton’s Digbeth. Much glee – given and shared with a heaving audience.
The Order Of The 12 – Lore Of The Land: Album Review
Psychedelic wyrdness of a distant age through a prism. Darkly.
The Barracudas – Drop Out With The Barracudas: Box Set Review
Snotty, surfy psych-punk/power-popsters the Barracudas, catching every wave from their first few summers.
The Golden Dregs – On Grace And Dignity: Album Review
Cheerful pessimism and wry acceptance duel here, in a triumph of, mostly, melancholia, to uplift and aerate the soul. Altogether quietly superb.