Ex-Vöid- In Love Again: Album Review
Never too late to experience another missed juggernaut, even if this striking band – Ex-Vöid – is no more.
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.
Toss The Feathers – Norton’s, Birmingham: Live Review
T’was the night before the night before the night before etc, McGoldrick and crew hit Brum’s Irish Quarter as Toss The Feathers!
Spitzer Space Telescope – Sampler & III: Album/Single Reviews
Polymath maverick Dan MacDonald continues to plough his own outré field with Spitzer Space Telescope.
CAIN – Lineage LP: Album Review
Another wayside waif from CAIN brought deservedly back into the ATB limelight, an oversight requisite of attention.
Saving Grace – Symphony Hall, Birmingham: Live Review
And it makes you wonder….. As the song says, it’s a beautiful day today for Saving Grace.
Dick Gaughan – Live At The BBC 1972-1979: Album Review
The prodigious talent of Dick Gaughan, in his heyday, and largely solo prime in this BBC set.
The Magpie Arc – Gil Brenton: Album Review
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Heidi Talbot – Grace Untold: Album Review
Forget any fall from grace, this shows Talbot ascending even further still.
The Haar – The Lost Day: Album Review
The Haar shine more new light through familiar windows, spruced up with even more global vision and design.
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Hare & Hounds, King’s Heath, B’ham: Live Review
The Men They Couldn’t Hang are in Kings Heath with no sign of the party stopping soon.
Sam Carter – The Oakham Poacher: EP Review
An acoustic masterclass of trad from Carter, as he snaps at the heels of Mssrs. Thompson and Simpson.
Fuzzy Lights – Fen Creatures: Album Review
Fuzzy lights shine over the fens once more; dare you stray into their playground?
Maz O’Connor – Once I Had A Sweetheart: Single Review
A bold re-awakening and a fresh re-imagining from deep in Kent; it’s the return of Maz O’Connor!
Lisa O’Neill – The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right: EP Review
O’Neill delivers a thoughtful selection box of treats to chew over.
Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Dancer With Bruised Knees: Re-release Review
Kate & Anna McGarrigle. You know the name, you know the songs, here they are, together, as originally intended.