Andrew Ferguson as SIASA – Different Kinds Of Folk: Album Review
Edinburgh musician/poet/novelist Andrew Ferguson pursues his SIASA project as, prompted by Dylan – and the life experiences of himself and others – he asks “What is Folk?”
Arch Enemy – Blood Dynasty: Album Review
Arch Enemy push their boundaries with a fearsome new collection.
Various Artists – A New Awakening: Adventures In British Jazz 1966-1971: Album Review
A New Awakening documents, how jazz found a new vital relevance and a widening audience, embracing rock, blues and folk influences.
Flook – Sanju: Album Review
Flook fly back in a flurry of flirtatious flutery.
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.
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.
Camel – Nude (Remastered): Album Review
The Camel archive continues the reboot with the under the radar excellence of Nude. Album #8 from ’81.
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.
Reg Meuross – Fire & Dust, A Woody Guthrie Story: Album Review
Prodigious aural history and imaginings of Woody Guthrie, through some of Guthrie’s own songs and more written specially by Meuross.
Ian M Bailey – Lost In A Sound: Album Review
ATB psych-country favourite Ian M Bailey takes us from the ocean depths to outer space via the Califormia desert on Lost In A Sound.
Various Artists – Lazy Days: The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1975: Album Review
A great new collection that travels through the lazy days of British rock and pop music of 1975.
Edith Frost – In Space: Album Review
First album in 20 years from US singer-songwriter Edith Frost. Psychedelic dreamscapes and brightly-coloured pop sit comfortably together
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman – Another Day At The Circus: Album Review
‘Live in concert’ – Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman place one foot in front of the other and walk the tightrope of live performance, making it look a breeze.