Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester: Live Review
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys bring the album launch tour for The Wishing Tree to Manchester Night & Day.
Dauþuz – Vom schwarzen Schmied: Album Review
Dauþuz return with another industrious slab of black metal mined from the depths of the German underworld.
Joe Tilston – Tightrope: Album Review
Songs of death and hope by Joe Tilston – another powerful offering from those musical Tilstons
Ashley Hutchings to relaunch A Winter Miscellany: News
A Winter Miscellany by Ashley Hutchings and Friends is getting a relaunch… Observant readers may have noticed that winter is on its way. Most years, the onset of winter also signals the distant approach of Christmas, a season and celebration that, in 2020, was all but cancelled by […]
Starry Eyed & Laughing – Bells of Lightning: Album Review
70s janglemasters, Starry Eyed & Laughing, take flight a full forty six years, and counting, since their last Byrds infused outing. Has the wait been worth it?
Scissorgun – Psychological Colouring Book: Album Review
The latest installment of the Cue Dot series finds the label stepping into murkier waters with the new Scissorgun album. Simon Tucker reviews.
Fraser Fifield – Piobaireachd/Pipe Music: Album Review
Jazz ambient bagpipe fusion from Fraser Fifield: approach with inquisitiveness and be somewhat surprised.
Public Service Broadcasting – The Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
Public Service Broadcasting hit Manchester in support of their latest album, Bright Magic. It is a feast for the senses as they deliver a blistering set.
Alicia Stockman – These Four Walls: Album Review
Zesty debut from Utah folkie turned Nashville country rocker. Alicia Stockman releases These Four Walls.
The War On Drugs: I Don’t Live Here Anymore
The War On Drugs release I Don’t Live Here Anymore; three years in the making and a justified wait displaying our Philadelphian friends at the top of their game.
Alan Simon – Excalibur V – Move, Cry, Act, Clash: Album Review
Excalibur V – Episode five in the increasingly inaccurately-named Trilogy from Alan Simon.
Martha Tilston – The Tape: Album Review
Squiggly Records present The Tape. The soundtrack album from the debut feature film by Martha Tilston.
Emma Ruth Rundle – Engine Of Hell: Album Review
Emma Ruth Rundle delves deep in a lyrical and musical masterpiece.
Margo Cilker – Pohorylle: Album Review
Deep draughts of liquid life – with love from East Oregon and Margo Cilker.
Kate Rusby – Christmas Tour: News
News of the annual set of Christmas themed gigs from Yorkshire HollyHead, Kate Rusby