Laura Jane Wilkie – Vent: Album Review
Fiddle music from Scotland, bareback and without frontiers. Genrify at your own risk.
Otherish – Without Each Other’s Otherness, Would Any One Of Us Exist? : Single Review
Accessible, yet just as thought-provoking as ever. Otherish disguise their philosophical questioning in powdery pop on their new single.
New Forest Folk Festival 2024 : Live Review
New Forest Folk – The “Small Festival with a Big Line-Up”; exactly what it says on the tin, and a whole lot more.
DLÙ – Close To: Album Review
Glasgow’s Gaelic prodigies take a further giant step forward, taking trad into territories new, snapping at the heels of the established hierachies.
Grace Pettis – Down To The Letter: Album Review
Songs of heartbreak and defiance. Down To The Letter, the new album from Nashville singer-songwriter Grace Pettis is everything we were expecting – and more.
Hamish Anderson – You’re Mine: Single Review
Australian guitarist Hamish Anderson anticipates his forthcoming 3rd album. You’re Mine is a BIG record with a BIG sound.
The War On Drugs – Liverpool University Mountford Hall: Live Review
It’s a hot one as The War On Drugs warm up (ha!) for the Royal Albert Hall with the first of two intimate Liverpool gigs.
Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow – Greens And Blues: Album Review
Virtuoso guitar/violin duo, Williams & Catlow, take another dive into their extensive songbook – and they bring up a string of pearls.
Johnny Foreigner – The Sky And Sea Were Part Of Me, Or I Was Part Of Them: EP Review
Birmingham indie-rock heroes Johnny Foreigner signal their return with a vibrant taster of things yet to come.
The Darkness – Warwick Castle: Live Review
We’re at the stunning setting of Warwick Castle for an evening with The Darkness.
Boulder Fields – With All The Other Ghosts: Album Review
Charming latterday fare from the journeyman player, not afraid to wear his influences on a well-frayed sleeve.
Pallas – Eyes in The Night: Album Review
Pallas – representing Scotland in the early Eighties Progressive Rock revival – collected works from the era.
Bridge City Sinners – Age Of Doubt: Album Review
Jazz-punk-bluegrass superstars, Bridge City Sinners, deliver an album full to the brim with variety, talent and soul.
Cropredy Festival Preview – Part Six: Opinion
The last of our multi-part previews of Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2024 sees us zoom in on the final three acts on the bill (save for one notable exception….)
Janelle Monáe w/ The KTNA – Factory International: Live Review
Janelle Monáe closes out er three night residency at Factory International in true grand slam fashion. Support comes from local group, The KTNA.