Phil Odgers & John Kettle – The War Is Over: The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2: Album Review
The War Is Over sees Phil Odgers & John Kettle pay further respect to the legendary Phil Ochs on the 50th anniversary of his passing.
Jah Wobble & Tian Qiyi – Mystic Liverpool; The Beatles Psychedelic Psongbook: Album Review
The collective Wobble/Wardle family turn on, tune in and drop an album of psurprising psuccour.
Xandria – Eclipse: Album Review
Wonders no longer await as Xandria hit the highs of Symphonic Metal.
Family Stereo – The Thread: Album Review
Songs anyone would, or should, want on their stereo, with old blocks and chips full to the fore.
Arun Sood & Angeline Morrison – Donn/Dubh: Album Review
Light blue touch paper and ignite the imagination! Sood and Morrison take neo-trad somewhere fully primal and provoke the senses accordingly.
Din Of Celestial Birds – Takeoffs And Landings: Album Review
Having gained a reputation as one of the most vibrant and exciting live bands on the scene Din Of Celestial Birds have a growing following and faithful following.
The Lost Notes – Live at Birmingham Symphony Hall: Album Review
The long-awaited live album from Birmingham’s Americana specialists, The Lost Notes, is a triumph in every respect. Wish you’d been there? Listen to Live at Birmingham Symphony Hall and you’ll really believe that you were!
Bold Reynold – Free!: Album Review
Dave Carroll reassembles his friends for a third helping of Bold Reynold. After Too, comes Free! – to prove that classic folk-rock is alive and well
Kris Drever – Doing This For Love: Album Review
Kris Drever, we love what you’re doing! A stellar opus, which, if drawn from a back drawer of despair, could well be the Orcadian’s best yet!
Quick Takes – July 2026: Album Reviews
This month’s Quick Takes includes Parker Barrow, Luke Haines, Marillion, Bywater Call, Witchsorrow, Emma Hunter and Around About Dusk,
Bobbo Byrnes – Too Many Miles: Album/Book Review
Bobbo Byrnes reflects on his life as a musician as a self proclaimed ‘rock and roll goodwill ambassador.’
Psycroptic – The Pulse Of Annihilation: Album Review
Two decades in, Psycroptic channel their legacy into a refreshed, groove‑forward assault without sacrificing an ounce of their surgical intensity.
Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs – Anything That Moves: Album Review
You’ve heard of normal in Norwich, Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs are infamous in Ipswich and ready to take on, if not the world, certainly greater fenland!
The Hu – Hun: Album Review
Straight from Eddfest and with a UK tour incoming, The Hu celebrate with a formidable new album.
Taake – En Skog av Nidstang: Album Review
After more than three decades, Taake still create music that is simultaneously powerful, undeniably evil and genuinely beautiful. En Skog av Nidstang, their ninth studio album, is no different.