December 2018 – Page 10

Cam Penner and Jon Wood “At War With Reason” (Independent, 2018)

December 13, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

You know an album’s made an instant impression when your first response on reaching the end of the last song is to immediately give the record a second airing, as well as committing to take the […]

George St Clair “Ballads of Captivity and Freedom” (Independent, 2018)

December 13, 2018 Peter Churchill 0

It is probably no surprise that singer-songwriters and balladeers will often draw their inspiration from the world in which they hail. Although now living in the UK, George St Clair hails from the high plains of […]

Steve Brockley “A Fire, the Cold to Fight” – Listen

December 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Drummer Steve Brockley relocated from Montreal to the mountains of British Columbia and set about making a stripped back folk-influenced rocking sound. Thought obviously spring towards The Band, and there is some of that wide-open spaces, […]

Video: Dani Young “Stepping Stones”

December 13, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

This is a rootsy blue collar song from Australian singer-songwriter Dani Young. As she says, it’s one of those “Get me out the hell of here!” pieces. It’s her first solo release and she also directed […]

JD McPherson “Socks” (New West Records, 2018)

December 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Socks‘ sees JD McPherson return to his rock and roll roots for a Christmas album featuring eleven original songs. It’s an album that captures the novelty aspect of the original rock and roll era, when major […]