State Of The Union – Paper Tigers: Album Review
State Of The Union album #4 – a vibrant, life-affirming collection of bluesy acoustic gems from Brooks Williams & Boo Hewerdine.
Bill Nelson – Quit Dreaming & Get On The Beam: Album Review
Look at your watch – time for a reboot of classic early 80s Bill Nelson
Fun Facts – Apartment Rock: Album Review
Debut album from Brooklyn, NY collective, Fun Facts. Dreamy post-punk plus intimate, melodic vocals = warm satisfaction.
Ross Ainslie – Pool : Album Review
Wow! Blimey! All of that as neo-trad goes disco. New album – Pool – from Ross Ainslie.
The Innocence Mission – Midwinter Swimmers: Album Review
Wafty dream-pop with a sense of heritage and permanence from The Innocence Mission.
Otherish – When I Was You: Album Review
Otherish are back to challenge every tissue of your body with their new album, When I Was You.
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Ballad Of The Broken Seas: Album Re-Issue Review
The evil Sinatra/Hazlewood, Birkin/Gainsbourg or is it Sonny and Cher. Re-issued gem for Lanegan’s 60th.
The Harpoonist – Did We Come Here To Dance?: Album Review
A debut solo album from ‘The Harpoonist’ showcases a lighter, witty side of blues music that is as entertaining as it is musically creative.
Beans On Toast – Wild Goose Chasers: Album Review
November yields to December and that can only mean one thing – another album of simple songs covering complicated subjects, from Beans On Toast.
Fightmilk – No Souvenirs: Album Review
South London power pop combo Fightmilk test out new opportunities on their 3rd album, No Souvenirs.
Luke Jackson – Bloom: Album Review
Five years on from his last album, Luke Jackson faces life’s challenges with a striking set.
Tracey Thorn – A Distant Shore: Album Review
Tracey Thorn’s first solo album, A Distant Shore, from 1982, is reissued with bonus demo tracks and sleeve notes by the artist.
The Sea Kings – Fear Is All Around: Album Review
If not all around, fear certainly lurks under the surface, as Glasgow’s Sea Kings pick up from where they left off, a decade ago.
Iain Matthews : How Much Is Enough – Album Review
Iain Matthews brings all of his musical experience, lifetime experiences and modern outlook to create a captivating album.
George Harrison – Living In The Material World, 50th Anniversary Edition: Album Review
Deluxe Harrison. The Quiet One gathers a few friends and opens his heart. George’s 1973 magnum opus gets the deluxe reissue treatment.