The IQ Weekender – The Met, Bury: Live Review
We’re at the annual IQ weekender at The Met in Bury for a masterclass in quality Prog Rock.
Louise Dodds & Elchin Shirinov –Nowhere To Hide: Single Review
Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov have released a new single that beautifully combines jazz and classical music with a powerful emotional storytelling.
Jozef van Wissem – The Night Dwells in the Day: Album Review
Dark, hypnotic, dreamy and melodic. Dystopian baroque imagery for the darkest depths of winter on the new album from lutenist Jozef van Wissem
Five Points Gang – The Spirit Of Rock & Roll: Album Review
Five Points Gang stun an enthusiastic audience on this well-produced album which oozes a live atmosphere.
Saxon – Hell, Fire And Damnation: Album Review
24th studio release from Saxon finds them stoking the hellfires of Heavy Metal.
Project Smok – The Outset: Album Review
Expert delivery and powerful melodies; Project Smok deliver a masterpiece of trad.
Brown Horse – Reservoir: Album Review
The South, um, the East, is gonna rise again! Vibrant East Angliana from Norwich and Brown Horse.
Anyone – The Miracle In The Nothingness: Album Review
In the guise of Anyone, Riz Story releases another epic album to follow up his highly successful In Humanity.
Pentangle – Reunions: Live & BBC Sessions 1982-2011: Album Review
Pentangle re-defined the musical possibilities of folk and jazz music, and on this new box set their live and session reunion work is justly celebrated.
Magnum – Here Comes The Rain: Album Review
More than fifty years finds the power of Magnum undulled. Here Comes The Rain is a fitting testament.
Pawn Shop Saints – 45 American Lies: Album Review
5th album from New England-based Americana purveyors, Pawn Shop Saints, is a marathon 45-track study of the harder side of life.
The Lunar Effect – Sounds Of Green And Blue: Album News
News of the new album – Sounds Of Green And Blue – from The Lunar Effect set for release in April.
South Of Salem – Death Of The Party: Album Review
South Of Salem attack their sophomore album with blades sharpened and go for the jugular.
The Ukrainians – Hairy Dog, Derby: Live Review
A cracking night out as Derby’s Hairy Dog host The Ukrainians.
The Haar – My Sweet Wild Rose: New Single
The Haar and Jessie Summerhayes combine on epic single, My Sweet Wild Rose.