Quick Takes – May 2025: Album reviews
Welcome to Quick Takes for May – a quick look at album releases from Toria Wooff, Cosmic Cathedral, Ally Venable, Radcliffe & Boardman, Samantha Fish, Andrea Rinciari, Sue Harding and Milkweed.
Ala.Ni – Something You Said: Single Review
First new music for five years from British-born, Paris-based Ala.Ni. Something You Said is an enticing foretaste of her yet-to-be-named, yet-to-be-scheduled forthcoming album.
Betty Accorsi Quartet – Mary: Single Review
Classically-trained saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist & composer Betty Accorsi previews her forthcoming album, Nature Prints, with Mary.
Ross Whyte – Provenance: Album Review
Classy academia in a new age sonic display of ambient neo-classicism from Ross Whyte on Provenance.
Orbital – Brown: Album Review
Orbital reissue their second self titled album; colloquially known as ‘the brown album’. Like it’s green predecessor, this one is full of electronic classics.
Toria Wooff w/ Creepy Crawly – YES, Manchester: Live Review
Toria Wooff , a favourite of At The Barrier, heads to Manchester to deliver her unique blend of ethereally gothic folk.
Bon Bon Vivant – Sin Eater: Single Review
There’s danger afoot! Sin Eater, the new single from New Orleans genre-bending collective Bon Bon Vivant will make your spine tingle and leave you pleading for more…
Magic Pie – Maestro: Album Review
Magic Pie balance the heavy rock by progging out big style on Maestro – a sumptuous feast for the Pie Army.
The Golden Dregs – Godspeed: Album Review
The Dregs bite back and fight back, a triumph of dogged determinism.
Throwing Muses – The Garage, Glasgow: Live Review
Throwing Muses ride a wave of creativity with a inimitable and spirited live performance in Glasgow.
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson – Safe Travels: Album Review
The long-awaited second album from Norwich duo Christina Alden and Alex Patterson. Safe Travels collects songs of home, family and connections to the natural world – all packaged in that special Alden/Patterson way
Bradley Simpson – Engine Rooms, Southampton: Live Review
Up and coming indie-pop sensation, Bradley Simpson, heads to Engine Rooms in Southampton for the penultimate date of The Panic Years Tour.
Eliza Marshall – The Harrison, London: Live Review
Following the release of the New Birth EP, we review the Eliza Marshall gig at The Harrison, London.
VARO – The World That I Knew: Album Review
Stunning collaborative showcase from Varo that shines equally on the hosting duo and the plethora of guests.
Eliza Marshall – New Birth: EP Review
Eliza Marshall in solo guise – New Birth is a real eye opener.