Category: Album Review

Kate Rusby – Christmas Is Merry: Album/Live Review

A Kate Rusby Christmas bonanza – the new double album and seasonal tour hit Manchester – all on the same day.

The Magpie Arc weld their bombast to the folk frame, with lashings of prog and metal, along with a little unexpected goth.

Forging ahead from what came before – the latest chapter in the story of Spock’s Beard.

Long Distance Calling provide a musical experience on a par with the likes of Hawkwind and leave you in awe of the music they accomplish.

Forget any fall from grace, this shows Talbot ascending even further still.

The Haar shine more new light through familiar windows, spruced up with even more global vision and design.

Dream Theater mark the return of MP to the fold with a all encompassing 40th anniversary live set.

Tangerine Dream reissued with groundbreaking and genre defining ambient electronics – plus load of live stuff!

Shouting At The Moon, the third solo album from Brinsley Schwarz, the man who gave his name to a band, is a triumph.

Fuzzy lights shine over the fens once more; dare you stray into their playground?

Flitcraft, Bad Company, Secret Rule, Luke Colcannon, Gazpacho, This House We Built and Cheap Trick get caught in our monthly appraisal.

The Red Castle – the new album from Canadian singer-songwriter John Southworth – reflects on lineage, loss and time.

O’Neill delivers a thoughtful selection box of treats to chew over.

Alligator Records remastered version of the 2008 release Orange Blossoms, takes an introspective look at the life of JJ Grey.

Third studio album from Birmingham singer-songwriter Loz Rabone blends a range of easy melodies and relatable stories with high quality musicianship.