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.
Pete Morton – A Golden Thread: Album Review
Folk fused singer songwriter Pete Morton releases his first set of new songs since 2015 with A Golden Thread, out on Further Records.
Why I Love: Scott & Maria on The Beatles
Scott & Maria are an Anglo-Celtic-Hellenic duo who write uplifting acoustic tunes evoking the heart with their mesmerising harmonies. Influenced by the earth and the stars and all forms of love, they create powerful feel good music.