Laura Evans – Out Of The Dark : Album Review
Sassy sophomore sonic from South Wales, by way of London and Nashville. Laura Evans joins the British Blues coven.
mylittlebrother – Throwing Darts At Maps: Album Review
Third album from Cumbria’s finest, mylittlebrother.
August Gilde – The First Of August: Album Review
Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter August Gilde returns with another set of his signature warm, unguarded songs on an album to savour and reflect upon.
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – The Strangers’ Share: Album Review
Calling on the lightning spell, Sanders & Savage back to their signature pin-drop intimacy and exquisite songcraft.
Beauty Sleep – The Whole Damn Cake: Album Review
Belfast dream-pop duo Beauty Sleep are in a defiant mood as they express their commitment to Radical Happiness on their second album.
Mishra & Deepa Shakthi – Turn O Spinning Wheel: Album Review
Mishra take the concept of cross-cultural music to a new level when joined by international fusion vocalist Deepa Shakthi.
Staran – Gold From Ruins: Album Review
Staran 2.0 prove the sum is truly greater than the parts, even with parts like these.
John Smith – Gatherings: Album Review
Re-recordings of old tunes from gravel-voiced songsmith, John Smith, sheds fresh light on concert favourites.
Novelty Island – Jigsaw Causeway: Album Review
“Stitched together like the fragments of a dream.” Liverpool songwriter Tom O’Connell -aka Novelty Island – presents a painstakingly-assembled collage of sounds.
Gaz Brookfield – Waiting For Wisdom: Album Review
Folk-punk stalwart, Gaz Brookfield, eyes incipient middle age in 10th studio album with typical catchy tunes about difficult issues.
Idlewild – Idlewild: Album Review
Idlewild return with their self-titled tenth album, arriving not as a nostalgic cash-in, but as a poignant, reflective flag in the turf.
Militarie Gun – God Save The Gun: Album Review
Melodic hardcore outfit, Militarie Gun, fire on all cylinders throughout the entirety of God Save The Gun.
Josienne Clarke – Far From Nowhere: Album Review
Somewhere, deep in the forest, something stirs as the analogue Clarke delights.
George Mann & Mick Coates – Ghosts Of The Old West: Album Review
The talents of Ithica, NY polemicist George Mann and Aussie folky Mick Coates fit together very well as Ghosts Of The Old West demonstrates.
Avi C. Engel – Mote: Album Review
Avi C. Engel’s new album is a superbly put together suite of songs and performances.