Hollow Star – Listen: EP Review
Hollow Star release their debut EP. Listen is a concise, tight five-track statement that smothers the lyrical grief in drum riffs and guitar pedals.
Toad The Wet Sprocket – Rings: The Acoustic Sessions: Album Review
California’s National Treasures, Toad the Wet Sprocket, present a host of intimate acoustic reworkings of their best-loved songs.
Stuart Anthony & Larry Beckett – Though We Have Only Love, The Songs Of Jacques Brel: Album Review
After a series of taster singles, Larry Becket and Stuart Anthony release the full power of Jacques Brel.
Various Artists – Highway Of Diamonds – Black America Sings Bob Dylan, Vol 2: Album Review
Ace Records follow-up their 2010 collection, How Many Roads, with another rake of vibrant soulful and gospel Dylan reinterpretations.
Big Big Train – Woodcut: Album Review
Big Big Train on a fully blown Prog Rock concept album. To lift from their own words, searching for perfection in what could be a masterpiece.
Mon Rovîa – Bloodline: Album Review
Afro-Appalachian? Soulgrass? It’s all just joyous acoustic music sans frontières from Mon Rovîa , and just the job to nip the winter chill.
Solomon Hicks – How Did I Ever Get This Blue?: Album review
Harlem guitarist/composer/singer Solomon Hicks delivers another showcase of his heady signature blend of blues, jazz, soul, funk and gospel.
Paul Cowley – Long Shadow: Album Review
From Paul Cowley, a banquet of stripped back blues, for both beggars and billionaires.
Jan Akkerman – My Focus, Live Under The Rainbow: Album Review
There is little more exhilarating than an excellent live concert. Jan Akkerman showcases his guitar wizardry and a setlist packed with classic Focus tunes fits the bill perfectly.
Albums Of The Year 2025: Opinion
2025 has brought amazing music. Throughout the year, we have covered a wide range of bands and artists across a wide array of genres and styles. Our growing team of writers have nominated albums that they believe represent the year of 2025.
Westminster Park – Round Trip: Album Review
For their 7th album, Westminster Park relive life experiences, including romantic mornings, insomnia and a special wedding anniversary.
Sian – Araon: Album Review
Inexplicably missed in action at the time, but never too late to remedy, a masterpiece in any genre from Sian
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.
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.