January 2020 – Page 12

Torgeir Waldemar “Love” (Jansen Records, 2020)

January 23, 2020 David Jarman 0

‘Love’ is Norwegian troubadour Torgeir Waldemar’s follow up to the well-received ‘No Offending Borders‘ album released in 2017. Described by his publicists as (his) “most ambitious work to date”, and “inspired by Brian Wilson’s ‘Love and […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Middle East “Hunger Song”

January 23, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

There’s another song by Australia band (or ex-band) The Middle East called ‘Jesus Came to My Birthday Party’ which is absolutely outstanding but not quite the right fit for AUK, so I’m going today for this […]

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Martin Johnson

January 23, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Here we are again folks with another eagerly anticipated contribution to our semi-regular “What Is This…?” feature. This time around Martin Johnson reveals his (what we can only surmise are) hippy roots in the North East […]

Matthew Robb “Dead Men Have No Dreams” (Independent, 2019)

January 23, 2020 Joe Edwards 0

Confronting gritty politics and softer periods of reflection and love, Matthew Robb’s second album, ‘Dead Men Have No Dreams’, will bring pleasure to fans of poetic lyricism. Competing with our good friend Bob for the title […]

Track Premiere: Darling West “Make It Last”

January 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Some people may have raised an eyebrow when they heard that Norwegian duo Darling West had been called “Cosmic Folk” by Lucinda Williams. Well, doubters, take a listen to today’s premiere and you’ll soon see that […]