Quick Takes – September 2025: Album Reviews
September’s Quick Takes includes a mass of releases including Green Carnation, Kasper Rietkerk, Projector, Hayden and Susy Wall as the genres get ticked.
Super Furry Animals return: News
Super Furry Animals return with a selection of live dates in celebration of their 30+ year recording career. It is also 20 years of their Love Kraft LP which gets the reissue treatment.
Larkin Poe – Bloom Deluxe & Tour: News
Larkin Poe – the GRAMMY award-winning duo of Nashville-based multi-instrumental sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell – celebrate the success of their USA chart-topping album Bloom with a Deluxe Edition featuring An Acoustic Companion Vol II.
Kirsten Adamson – Dreamviewer: Album Review
The songs of Kirsten Adamson make for the sort of sweet and sour dream you will not want to wake from.
Little King on Steely Dan: Why I Love
We’re joined for our latest Why I Love by Little King who throw the spotlight on Steely Dan.
Three Idle Women return to Oxford with new songs, the Idle Choir, and a musical journey through waterway heritage: News
Exciting times for Three Idle Women – the trio celebrate their shared love of our Waterways heritage with another intriguing project.
W.A.S.P. Album One Alive – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at Victoria Warehouse for a dose of nostalgic metal with W.A.S.P. celebrating their 40 year old debut, accompanied by Armored Saint.
Self Esteem w/ Moonchild Sanelly – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Self Esteem aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, kick off a three night residency at Manchester Academy in support of their latest album, A Complicated Woman. Support comes from Moonchild Sanelly.
Paradise Lost – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds: Live Review
Andy Pountney reports back from the Paradise Lost album launch show in Leeds. Prepare for Ascension.
Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Barbican, York: Live Review
We’re in the fine city of York for a pulsating encounter with Joanne Shaw Taylor.
Leveret – Lost Measures : Album Review
Lost Measures finds Leveret at the top of the tree, where they belong.
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko / Songs We Carry – Union Chapel, Islington: Live Review
Piers Faccini & Ballake Sissoko arrive at London’s Union Chapel to launch Our Calling, the duo’s stunning tribute to migration in all its forms. Ana Silvera & Saied Silbak, the lineup for an evening of blissful, contemplative music.
Danny Thompson – A Tribute
Whether the medium was folk, jazz, rock or straight-ahead pop music, Danny Thompson was, for so very many, the double bassist of choice.
Absolute Losers – In The Crowd: Album Review
Canadian trio Absolute Losers follow their instincts and delve into sixties-influenced melodic pop for second album, In The Crowd.
Megson – Live On Teesside: Album Review
A decade on from their ‘Live’ album, a new Megson live set brings the story up to speed.