Opinion: Why Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is the best festival in England
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is a staple of the UK festival circuit. We believe it’s the best. Here are ten reasons why.
Bryan Adams – AO Arena, Manchester: Live Review
Bryan Adams kicks ass at Manchester AO Arena on the So Happy It Hurts tour.
Trish Clowes – A View With A Room: Album Review
Trish Clowes, with the album, A View With A Room, has created a memorable musical landscape, with playing full of imagination and soul.
Oysterband – RNCM, Manchester: Live Review
Oysterband return to their regular Manchester haunt of the royal Northern College of Music.
Toyah – Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!: Album Review
Third installment in Cherry Red’s deluxe reissue series of Toyah’s Safari Records catalogue
The Pineapple Thief – Give It Back: Album Review
The Pineapple Thief revisit some of their back catalogue in a rework, remodel, retake type situation.
Wonderful Beasts announce new album: News
Wonderful Beasts return with their second album following their debut LP; The Art Of Whisper, in 2020.
Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson – Floreana: Album Review
Nordic Duo, Gustaf Ljunggren and Skúli Sverrisson, deliver restful and introspective tunes – an emotionally transportive experience
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – Manchester Apollo: Live Review (Part 2)
Another view of the Saucerful Of Secrets show at Manchester Apollo; so good we reviewed it twice!
Bear’s Den – Blue Hours : Album Review
Bear’s Den return with their fourth LP, Blue Hours; one of their most personal records to date. It is sure to be an album of the year contender.
Mudlow – Red Rock: Video Premiere
Mudlow add a slab of organic garage blues their soundtrack of dark worries with new single, Red Rock.
Jo Quail – The Cartographer: Album Review
Jo Quail crafts another set of evocative pieces on the meisterwork that is The Cartographer.
Huwbergine – Back Then: New Single
Here’s the new single from Huwbergine that taps into a playful and poppy vein.
Kate Rusby – 30 Happy Returns: Album Review
Time flies. Kate Rusby celebrates 30 years of touring as a professional folk singer with a set of star-studded reinterpretations.
Roger Chapman – Moth To A Flame, The recordings 1979-1981: Boxset review
The earliest solo ventures of Family’s dynamic frontman, Roger Chapman – remastered and expanded
The Fierce And The Dead – Wonderful: New Single
The Fierce And The Dead release their first single in four years. It’s out now via the usual streaming services and Spencer Park Music.