January 2021 – Page 5

The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

January 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Perseverance is the lesson we learn today. The latest single from The Besnard Lakes is taken from the new album ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings‘, and it has had a […]

Video: Farmer Dave & The Wizards of the West “Cave Walls”

January 27, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Cave Walls’ is psychedelic fever dream of a song, propelled by a trance-like rhythm, a powerful bass-line and layers of atmospheric keys. Stunning guitar work lets the song fly, soaring into space and filling the void. […]

Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

January 26, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

Edinburgh’s Dean Owens kicks off the New Year with a Celtic Connections showcase followed by an ambitious schedule of releases recorded with Tucson’s Calexico At the beginning of 2020, the year looked promising for Dean Owens. […]

TJ Roberts “Love, Loss & Other Useless Things”

January 26, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

Thoroughly competent guitar-driven indie-pop from a fast developing band. TJ Roberts has undergone quite a transition in a short time since 2019’s ‘Best New Reissue’. That debut album was essentially a solo project, whereas their latest […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Band “Rag Mama Rag”

January 26, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Following on from last week’s ‘Mama’ theme, here is one of my favourite Band tracks. It exemplifies the sort of raucous almost ramshackle sound at which they excelled and which proves irresistible. Not the best quality […]