Quick Takes – January 2026: Album Reviews
Quick Takes for January ’26 – Sky Valley Mistress, Alter Bridge, Blackwater Holylight, Ger Eaton, Tessa Rose Jackson and Zu are amongst our monthly appraisal.
Jinjer w/ Unprocessed & Textures – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Ukrainian metal powerhouse Jinjer bring Duél to Manchester with a bill for fans of the more technical side of heavy metal.
Sean Taylor – First Light: Album Review
Sean Taylor takes aim and fires at a host of deserving and familiar adversaries on his new album, First Light.
Haverin – Home: Album Review
Country and Northern from the heart of the Orkneys, Haverin deliver a solid and sound debut, worthy of note and attention.
Laurence Jones – On My Own: Album Review
Blues-rock guitarist Laurence Jones sings of life on the road, love, and his struggles with Crohn’s disease on On My Own – his first solo acoustic venture.
The Chuck Norris Experiment on Entombed: Why I Love
Chuck Daniels from The Chuck Norris Experiment, joins is for a Why I Love on Swedish death Metallers, Entombed
Yes – Fragile Tour incoming: News
A reminder of a big year ahead for Prog fans as Prog Rock legends YES prepare to hit the road in the UK in a few months.
Winterfylleth return with a new album, a new single and new label: News
Winterfylleth sign with Napalm Records and announce their new album along with a brand new single, Heroes of a Hundred Fields.
Barbara – Father Before Me: Single Review
Barbara kick off a landmark year with a great new single. Father Before Me ushers in a year that will feature another tour and an eagerly-awaited Cropredy appearance.
Tyketto – We Rise: New Single
Melodic Hard rocking songsters Tyketto release We Rise, the second single We Rise, from the upcoming studio album Closer To The Sun.
The Magpie Arc Indoor Day Of Folk 4.0 – Preview
The Magpie Arc Indoor festival of Folk @Cecil Sharp House, 7/2/26. All day, 1300 – 22.30
Burning Witches, Hammer King – Manchester Academy 3: Live Review
The Witches & Kings tour comes to Manchester with Burning Witches and Hammer King and a feast of Metal.
Celtic Connections First Week – Glasgow: Live Review
Glasgow’s annual festival of traditional and world music, Celtic Connections, ends its first week
Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: Album Review
Album #8 from psych/pop specialists Kula Shaker. Wormslayer winds back the clock to the glory days of the mid-nineties
Falasgair – Just Noise: Album Review
Worth the wait, Falasgair blow the blimmin’ barn down!