The Stranglers – O2 Academy, Birmingham: Live Review
The Stranglers make it to Birmingham after postponements and cancellations. Is this really the last hurrah for the band?
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.
Astrid Williamson – Into The Mountain: Album Review
Striking new music from Shetland shield maiden stamps a retro footprint in the future. Astrid Williamson gives us Into The Mountain.
Dean Owens – Sinner’s Shrine: Album Review
Tex Mex desert delights from Dean Owens, the Man from Leith and his heavy friends from Calexico. A wee hauf, a hauf and a jalapeño.
Old Salt – Live in Room 13: EP Review
Hillbilly gypsy blues with a ragged bluegrass charm from Old Salt.
Rachel Newton & Lauren MacColl – Heal & Harrow: Album Review
Heal & Harrow – hypnotically ethereal mood music, haunting songs and spoken word, conjured up by the fear of witches.
Misty Blues – One Louder: Album Review
Vintage blues with additional hues of gospel and jazz; come aboard this Massachusetts train for album number 11 from Misty Blues.
Arrival – Friends; the Complete Recordings 1969-73: Album Review
The underlooked early presence of Arrival, the UK’s premier vocal front line, later becoming the core of Kokomo.
Megan Henderson – Pilgrim Souls: Album Review
Top notch chamber folk from Breabach singer and fiddle player, Megan Henderson, sets itself ahead of the pack.
Adam Ross – Staring At Mountains: Album Review
Staring At Mountain – a delightful stripped back leap forward for Randolph’s Leap frontman Adam Ross.
Punch Brothers – Hell On Church Street: Album Review
Largely exquisite tribute/cover to Tony Rice’s Church Street Blues, his 1983 bluegrass masterclass from Punch Brothers.
Niteworks – A’ Ghrian: Album Review
Vibrant new music from Niteworks, Skye’s masters of Gaelictronica.
Spell Songs – Spell Songs II, Let The Light In: Album Review
A consummate celebration of nature, a marriage of words, music and illustration, bringing back together an A team of performers to reprise the unrepriseable in Spell Songs II.
Jack O’Rourke – Wild Place: Album Review
Jack O’Rourke is a hidden gem from Ireland, awaiting to capture your ears and imagination. Stellar songwriting with a voice to live for.
Amy Duncan – Cocoon: Album Review
Haunting and spare, with a busy minimalism that beguiles, this indubitably lock-down project from Amy Duncan begs for attention.
Freedom To Roam – The Rhythms Of Migration: Album Review
Freedom To Roam presents a widescreen soundscape encompassing folk, world and classical atmospheres covers most bases.