Midsommar Round Up – Deep Dark Woods, Remorae, Krissy Matthews : Album Review(s)
With no connection bar their lateness, trad.arr. through a Saskatoon shutter, folktronica of an an anglo-french origin and blues from (ish) Norway.
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
Set the controls – Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets pull off another blinding portrayal of the early music of Pink Floyd in Manchester.
Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson – Gypsy Suite: Album Review
Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson’s Gypsy Suite is released in a new remastered and expanded CD edition.
Painted Sky – From The Blue: Album Review
Debut album from brother and sister duo, Painted Sky: Eleven flawless interpretations and adaptations of traditional themes.
Yishai Sweartz & Mona Mur – Clouds Of War: Album News
News of Clouds Of War – a collaborative work by renowned musicians Yishai Sweartz (Tomorrow’s Rain) from Tel Aviv and Mona Mur from Berlin.
Noshows on Tame Impala: Why I Love
We’re joined by Max Satow – the man behind Noshows – for a Why I Love on the psych rock of Tame impala.
Karen Killeen-Jones – A Woman’s Work: EP Review
Warwickshire singer-songwriter Karen Killeen-Jones considers life from the female perspective in six delightful songs.
MG Boulter – Days Of Shaking: Album Review
Southend’s folk/Americana troubadour, MG Boulter returns – and this time he’s looking a little deeper below the mundanities of suburban life.
Richard Henshell – Mu Vol 1: EP Review
Haken’s Richard Henshell continues to tread the solo path in the first of a trio of EPs.
Various Artists – Proxy Music: Album Review
Preternaturally good tranche of the Linda Thompson songbook. Even, largely, nominally without her. But she’s definitely there!
Tom Morello / Alt Blk Era – The Electric Ballroom: Live Review
Tom Morello, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame, drops by London and cranks up the volume, we checked it out.
Taylor Swift – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool: Live Review
We are in Taylor Town, formerly known as Liverpool, to watch the biggest tour in the world. Like, ever.
The Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer – Co-op Live, Manchester: Live Review
The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer roll into the plush new confines of Co-op live for a celebratory night of alt-rock.
Landless – Lúireach : Album Review
The Irish renaissance rallies ever onward, with doomcore acapella quartet Landless adding sparse and spare instrumentation to their timeless darkness.
Raintown – Acoustic Heart : Album Review
Acoustic Heart by Raintown – Caledonian country with a celtic twist in the tail.