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.
Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green: 2026 Deluxe edition: Album Review
The fifth and finest album from British blues-rockers Ten Years After gets the deluxe reissue treatment. A golden opportunity to reappraise Cricklewood Green.
Todd Adelman and The Woodsmen- Todd Adelman and The Woodsmen: Album Review
No real surprises on this no frills country album from Todd Adelman & The Woodsmen, but the songs are strong , bold and musically faultless.
Jonathan Pearson & Alex Barrass – A Trip To Stocksfield: Album Review
Award-winning Northumbrian pipers Jonathan Pearson & Alex Barrass pool their considerable resources to produce a showcase work.
Yetii – Inner Worlds: Album Review
Acoustic jazz trio Yetii’s first studio album doesn’t disappoint, delivering uniformly excellent compositions and performances.
The Glass Hours – Chapel Glass: Album Review
Vibes of all the important ‘him and hers of rootsy back porch Americana’ flicker across this slow-burning beauty from The Glass Hours, demanding rapt attention.
Million Moons – You Be Good, I Love You: Album Review
Hebridean proggers Million Moons turn their attention to conservation and the innermost thoughts of animals for third album, You Be Good, I Love You.
Soloman Smith – Revolving + Rotating: Album Review
Cambridgeshire based singer songwriter Soloman Smith returns with his fourth album Revolving + Revolving.
Mairi McGillivray – Mo Thìr: Album Review
Mairi McGillivray. A new name and voice to savour in Gaelic song, and sufficient to stand out proud from the competition.
Women Of Folk – Live at The Water Rats: EP Review
Four stunning voices and an inspired bank of material on which to draw. Women Of Folk serve notice with their debut EP, Live at The Water Rats.