October 2020 – Page 13

Radio Receiver “Radio Receiver” (Independent, 2020)

October 21, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Psych-folk from Portland, Oregon? Why the devil not. Nate Wallace is the fellow behind the eponymously titled record. Now Nate has probably the most nasal voice you could ever imagine, which might be a bit too […]

Mimi Gilbert “Dark Storm” – Listen

October 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The first thing you’ll notice about Mimi Gilbert is her arresting vocal. And the second thing you’ll notice about Mimi Gilbert is her arresting lyrics – ‘Dark Storm‘ just bristles with external menace and dread. Disaster […]

Chris Page “Decide To Stay And Swim Again” (Independent, 2020)

October 21, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Ottawa based songwriter Chris Page is this reviewer’s latest source of fine music perfectly crafted for these sombre times of isolation. Page took an album he released nearly 20 years ago, ‘Decide To Stay And Swim […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – James Calvin Wilsey, Guitarist

October 21, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series. This time I’m taking a look at a wayward genius of a guitar player; a man who created a signature sound that will be […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers “Walls”

October 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 4

It would have been Tom Petty’s 70th birthday yesterday and although a lot of the focus at the moment is on his 1994 solo record ‘Wildflowers’ due to its rerelease (we have a lovely piece on […]