December 2020 – Page 7

AUK’s Chain Gang: Until the End of the World “Just Let Go”

December 21, 2020 Sean Hannam 1

I panicked when I first saw the link in last week’s Chain Gang, which was Lori McKenna’s ‘Humble and Kind’, as I didn’t know either the artist or the song. Then I did some digging around […]

Mattias Lies “Highs &Lows” (Independent, 2020)

December 21, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

If growing up listening to a father’s vinyl and being inspired by the storytelling of the likes of Dylan and The Eagles is a common enough story for many of the singer-songwriters that adorn this website […]

Riches in Lockdown: Helen Jones’s Review of 2020

December 21, 2020 Helen Jones 2

It’s true that 2020 has been a disappointing year for many reasons, but one of the bright spots has been the massive amount of music we’ve been handed. In what was a veritable embarrassment of riches, […]

Karla Kane “The Winter Of Life” – Listen

December 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Karla Kane plays many roles, including lead singer and ukulelist with The Corner Laughers – who have a new album ‘Temescal Telegraph‘ out – but she is also a solo recording artist. The Californian has, like […]

CS Nielsen “Pilgrims” (Kørfirs Records, 2020)

December 21, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

There has always been a bleakness about the sound and lyrics of Danish singer-songwriter CS Nielsen but on his fourth release ‘Pilgrims’ he plunges further into darkness and despair. Through his sonorous voice he has created […]