Keef Hartley – Sinnin’ For You; The Albums ’69 -’73: Boxset Review
Astonishing game, set and match from Hartley, overlooked and underloved bandleader with a prescient knack for where blues, soul and jazz meet, his band(s) masters of all.
Behemoth & Arch Enemy w/ Carcass & Unto Others – Manchester Apollo: Live Review
Behemoth and Arch Enemy headline a blockbuster night of metal in Manchester alongside Carcass and Unto Others…with everything blazing.
Ranagri – Tradition II: Album Review
Ranagri take the folk tradition by the scruff of the neck.
Darkest Era – Wither On The Vine: Album Review
Darkest Era break their silence with their first album in nearly a decade. Wither On The Vine is oh so very welcome.
Seth Lakeman – Holmfirth Picturedrome: Live Review
Seth Lakeman makes his accident delayed returned to The Picturedrome in Holmfirth – ably accompanied by his superb band.
Pulled Apart By Horses – Reality Cheques: Album Review
Pulled Apart By Horses return – in stripped-back form – for triumphant 5th album
The Wedding Present – The Cheese & Grain, Frome: Live Review
Jon Kean is at The Cheese & Grain in Frome to catch The Wedding Present.
Bonfire Radicals – The Space Between: Album Review
The Space Between -Second album from Brum’s purveyors of fiery folk, Bonfire Radicals
Annie Keating Band – The Live Room, Saltaire: Live Review
We catch up with the Annie Keating steamroller as it bustled into Saltaire.
Elizabeth Davidson-Blyth & Daniel Quayle – The Coast Road: Album Review
The Coast Road heads off on an exhilarating journey led by two insanely talented musicians
Beth Nielsen Chapman – Crazy Town: Album Review
Astonishing later life flourish of new wave rhythms from this polished songwriter, blowing away, and some, any earlier stereotyping.
Sue Harding – Darkling: Album Review
Sue Harding gets up close and personal as she explores the resonance of Darkling.
Pentangle – Through The Ages (1984-1995): Album review
Deluxe six disc compilation of Pentangle’s “middle” period from Cherry Red.
Slipknot – The End, So Far: Album Review
Slipknot return for another blast of the extreme on The End, So Far…the closing of a chapter and the beginning of a new one? The signs are here.
Ellie Gowers – Dwelling By The Weir: Album review
Delightful tales of Warwickshire lives and legends – a stunning debut album from Warwick’s Ellie Gowers