Mrs Piss – Self-Surgery: Album Review
Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie rejoin forces in the guise of Mrs Piss. Self-Surgery is a disturbing set of songs done on their own terms, in their own way, with no overthinking.
Vegard – Bewitched by Moonlight Rituals: Album Review
Vegard get a final repress of Bewithced By Moonlight Rituals courtesy of Lone Vigil Records (run by Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth).
Heartbreaker Please – Teddy Thompson: Album review
Heartbreaker Please is the seventh studio album from Teddy Thompson, his first since 2016’s Little Windows collaboration with Kelly Jones.
Prince – Legacy Reissues 2001-2002: Album Review
The Prince back catalogue gets further reissue treatment. This batch centres on one of Prince’s lesser known (to the lay fan) creative peaks.
Lizzy Hardingham – Seven: EP Review
The sea calls. Lizzy Hardingham takes inspiration from the Mersey in her new set of songs about the sea. It’s called Seven and it’s out now.
Xibalba – Años En Infierno: Album Review
Feel the wrath of Californian heavyweights Xibalba, showing no mercy and keeping their cultural message intact with their fourth full-length Años En Infierno.
Rush – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary: Album Review
The fortieth anniversary of Rush’s Permanent Waves is marked with a retrospective set and needless to say a trawl through the memory banks.
Strawbs – Heartbreak Hill / Burning For You: Album Review
Strawbs fans can rejoice with the pairing of Heartbreak Hill and Burning For You in Remastered and Expanded forms.
Badly Drawn Boy – Banana Skin Shoes: Album Review
Damon Gough aka Badly Drawn Boy, one of Britain’s finest songwriters, returns after nearly a decade with Banana Skin Shoes.
Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger: Album Review
The third album from Ben Kunder – Searching For The Stranger -is one that matches if not surpasses some of his most recent acclaimed work.
Vitskär Süden – s/t: Album Review
LA’s Vitskär Süden release their debut album; full of doomy, stoner laden riffs and cosmic revelry which will appeal to fans of Hawkwind and Sleep.
FROST* – Others: EP Review
FROST* are back with some quality leftovers on the Others EP that heralds the start of what looks like being a productive and FROST*-y 2020.
Portable Radio – s/t : EP Review
Portable Radio return with a follow up to their Christmas EP; and a pre-cursor to their forthcoming album.
Sailing Stones – Polymnia: Album Review
Polymnia is the debut album from Sailing Stones. The work of Jenny Lindfors, it’s a quietly assured and confident collection.
Jason Simon – A Venerable Wreck: Album Review
Guitarist from American psych-rockers Dead Meadow, Jason Simon returns to solo endeavours with new album; A Venerable Wreck.