Quick Takes – March 2025: Album Reviews
Welcome to Quick Takes – a quick look at a handful of album releases from Will Wilde, The Adventures, Dim Gray, The Tubs and Rainbows Are Free.
Rachael McShane & The Cartographers – Uncharted: Album Review
Rachael McShane and her cartographer friends show the way and have made another fine map.
Mike Dawes – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live!
One man, one guitar, a pedal board, some dad jokes. We head off on a magic carpet ride with acoustical guitar genius, Mike Dawes.
The Darkness w/ Ash – De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Live Review
The Darkness are set to release their latest album. Enjoying a deserved resurgence, the hard rocking quartet are still an irresistible proposition on the live stage.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Liverpool Philharmonic: Live!
We head off to Liverpool for an evening in celebration of thirty years of music making from Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman.
Manchester Folk Festival: Live Review
We’re at Manchester Folk festival in the city’s Northern Quarter for a feast of folk and more…
Red Sky July on Moira Smiley – Why I Love (3)
In the final ‘why I love’ from Red Sky July, Haley Glennie-Smith tells us why she loves Moira Smiley.
Greer – Big Smile: Album Review
A mature debut from Orange County indie-rockers Greer. Watch and listen as chaos slowly cedes to order…
Keg – Fun’s Over: Album Review
Eagerly-awaited debut album from London-based 7-piece collective, Keg. Prepare to glimpse inside a confused man’s brain.
XIXA – XOLO: Album Review
Tucson-based psychedelia/Cumbia fusion outfit, Xixa, take a journey through the nine levels of the Underworld – with a hairless dog as their guide, of course – on their 3rd album, Xolo.Â
Camel – Nude (Remastered): Album Review
The Camel archive continues the reboot with the under the radar excellence of Nude. Album #8 from ’81.
Middle Earth – The Soundtrack of London’s Legendary Psychedelic Club 1967-1969: Boxset Review
The halcyon days of Middle earth – London’s legendary 1960s psychedelic HQ are revisited and re-lived in this comprehensive 64-track, 3CD collection from Cherry Red Records
Louise Dodds – All I Know: Album Review
Louise Dodds, on her new album All I Know, delivers a set of outstanding vocal performances allied with expressive and heartfelt songwriting.
Lorraine Nash – All That I Can Be (Deluxe) : Album Review
The name Lorraine Nash may be new but the array of well-polished styles offered is ageless, yet still contemporary.
Envy Of None – Stygian Waves: Album Review
Ethereal, pastoral, retro-80s and experimental. ‘Canadian Supergroup,’ Envy of None find new avenues to explore on their sophomore album, Stygian Waves