The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous: Album Review
The Black Dahlia Murder serve up a death metal album rammed full of grit, zest and venom.
Neil Innes – How Sweet To Be An Idiot: Album Review
A fitting tribute to the great and sadly missed Neil Innes. His 1973 debut album in expanded format.
Jon Anderson and The Warriors – The Road To Yes: Book Review
David Watkinson goes deep into the history of Yes with an admirably detailed account of the early years of iconic singer Jon Anderson.
Why I Love: Elephant Tree on Dead Meadow
Elephant Tree have slowly but steadily gained a deeply reverential fan base since their 2013 inception, through hard work and exemplary studio output.
Fassine – Forge: Album Review
Fassine’s third album will make you feel plenty of things; it’s up to you to decide where those emotions take you.
Spirit – Tent Of Miracles: Album Review
Tent Of Miracles from 1990 finds the thirteenth album by Spirit reissued in an expanded format with a live show from Amsterdam as the added bonus.
John Cee Stannard – Folk Roots Revisited: Album Review
Folk Roots Revisited from John Cee Stannard is a fine memoir of a fine songwriter.
Code Orange – Underneath: Album Review
Code Orange. They twist the boundaries of dissonance, pulverising your weak human body with sound. Underneath is their 2020 release
Hexvessel – Kindred: Album Review
Fancy some psychedelic forest folk rock? Might sound unusual and not something you see (or hear) ever day but describes Hexvessel and Kindred to a tee.
Elephant Tree – Habits: Album Review
Elephant Tree emerge from Church Studios with an epic piece of work that constitutes their third album Habits.
Why I Love: Scott Hardware on Diamanda Galás
Toronto’s Scott Hardware recently released Engel, his second full-length album, and first on Telephone Explosion Records. It marks the end of a three-year process of writing, recording and letting down his guard (for better or worse.) Here, Scott Hardware tells us why he loves Diamanda Galás.
Passepartout Duo – Vis-à-Vis: Album Review
Passepartout Duo have put together a truly wonderful piece of art, on many levels, for their first full length album.
Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter: Album Review
Laura Marling delights on her seventh LP, that has surprisingly been released at short notice to provide a sense of union in 2020.
Pokey Lafarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody: Album Review
Pokey LaFarge returns with his new album, Rock Bottom Rhapsody; a personal story of getting to the bottom of the glass and beyond.
Myrkur – Folkesange: Album Review
The dark folk/black metal crossover of Myrkur immerses us in traditional Scandinavian storytelling that has a resonance with our modern world.