Category: Album Review

Spirit – Tent Of Miracles: Album Review

By Howard King on 13th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Tent Of Miracles from 1990 finds the thirteenth album by Spirit reissued in an expanded format with a live show from Amsterdam as the added bonus.

John Cee Stannard – Folk Roots Revisited: Album Review

By John Barlass on 13th April 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Folk Roots Revisited from John Cee Stannard is a fine memoir of a fine songwriter.

Hexvessel – Kindred: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Fancy some psychedelic forest folk rock? Might sound unusual and not something you see (or hear) ever day but describes Hexvessel and Kindred to a tee.

Elephant Tree – Habits: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Elephant Tree emerge from Church Studios with an epic piece of work that constitutes their third album Habits.

Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter: Album Review

By John Barlass on 9th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Laura Marling delights on her seventh LP, that has surprisingly been released at short notice to provide a sense of union in 2020.

Myrkur – Folkesange: Album Review

By Howard King on 8th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The dark folk/black metal crossover of Myrkur immerses us in traditional Scandinavian storytelling that has a resonance with our modern world.

Pete Morton – A Golden Thread: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 7th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Folk fused singer songwriter Pete Morton releases his first set of new songs since 2015 with A Golden Thread, out on Further Records.

Bootyard Bandits – The Very Best Of: EP Review

By Monster Shop Podcast on 6th April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s a lot harder to describe the Bootyard Bandits than it is to fall in love with their heavy-country-sleaze-rock from Worcester.

Ms Amy Birks – All That I Am & All That I Was: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 5th April 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

The debut album from Beatrix Player and PROG award winner Ms Amy Birks is a class act.

Gigspanner Big Band – Natural Invention: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 4th April 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band follow up their live work with as an impressive a debut as you’ll find. Anywhere. It’s called Natural Invention.

Siobhan Miller – All Is Not Forgotten: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 1st April 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The fourth studio album from Siobhan Miller, one of the key singer-songwriters to emerge from Scotland in recent times. All Is Not Forgotten is a beautifully crafted set.