Matt Palka – Moment In The Sun: Album Review
Matt Palka chronicles the sights and encounters of an epic cross-country bicycling odyssey, with an immersive soundtrack and audio book project,
Lunatic Soul – Transition II: Album Review
Mariusz Duda gets back on the horse with a reminder of the potency of Lunatic Soul.
Shank Painters – Spitfire: Album Review
Rebel songs, social commentary, biting satire and, of course, a roll upon the high seas. Shank Painters tackle the lot on their 4th album, Spitfire
Ibrahim Maalouf – Trumpets Of Michel-Ange: Vol 2: Album Review
Virtuoso trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf lives up to his reputation as ‘a living legend of jazz’ as he reconvenes the Trumpets of Michel-Ange ensemble.
Warning – Rituals Of Shame: Album Review
Warning release their new full length player, two decades after their massively influential Watching From A Distance. Is Rituals Of Shame worth the wait?
The Hanging Stars – Just A Day: Album Review
Evolution (in the summertime) is the ethos behind this inspired latest outing from The Hanging Stars, your favourite purveyors of, well, more than you might have expected.
The Trouble Notes – Mnemorith; Echoes Of Eldbriaris: Album Review
Roll over, Olias, and welcome (back) to a world rich in prog fantasy, instrumentally lavish, if also with narrative, from The Trouble Notes.
Ben Avison – Wild Wisdom: Songs Of The Green Trails: Album Review
Ben Avison teams up with his father, Jon and a host of willing collaborators on a project that combines music, artworks and creative writing.
Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy – Windblown: Album Review
The fate of a 200-year-old palm tree inspires a beautiful refelection on mortality and endings from one of Scotand’s finest voices, Karine Polwart
Celine Cairo – Panacea: Album Review
Dutch singer-songwriter Celine Cairo meditates on growth, surrender and truly feeling alive on Panacea – her eagerly-awaited 3rd album.
The Bluest Sky – Birdland: Album Review
Chuck Melchin, no longer picking beans, is mining old gold in this backward looking celebration of new nuggets.
Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders – Liquid Donnon: Album Review
Cosmic jazz, deep psychedelia, free improvisation and more all come together with startling impact on the new album from Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders.
Colin Steele – Stramash II: Album Review
More alarmingly good alchemy, as Colin Steele levers even more jazz into the Scottish tradition, a marriage of mingled mayhem re-avowed with passion.
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music III: Album Review
Kevin Figes third iteration in the Wallpaper Music series is quite simply superlative music played by musicians at the very top of their game.
Khemmis – Khemmis: Album Review
Khemmis, the Denver-founded doom metal quartet, have spent over a decade constructing one of the most coherent and distinctive bodies of work in contemporary heavy music.