August 2021 – Page 20

Video: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Vespers”

August 13, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s retro Friday and a chance to remind you of the powerful introspection of Willard Grant Conspiracy with the classic song ‘Vespers’. The loose collective of musicians led by singer and songwriter Robert Fisher were well-known […]

Essentials: The top 10 Lee Hazlewood songs

August 12, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

When NME reviewed Lee Hazlewood’s 1973 album, ‘Poet, Fool or Bum’, the journalist famously wrote a one-word critique, ‘Bum.’ Sure, it’s not one of his best records, and although Hazlewood was arguably all three of those […]

Anna Tivel “Blue World”

August 12, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 1

An eerie yet deeply compelling study from a distance. Distance, loneliness, space and introspection all describe music made over the past 18 months. Anna Tivel’s new album ‘Blue World’ takes all of those to even deeper […]

Ross Adams “Ease Me Into Dying” – The darkest of love songs

August 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

If you detect a certain power behind Ross Adams then that could be because he is backed here by the 400 Unit – guitarist Sadler Vaden, bassist Jimbo Hart, keyboardist Derry Deborja, and drummer Chad Gamble. […]

Aaron Burdett “Dream Rich, Dirt Poor”

August 12, 2021 Helen Jones 0

A down-home, rootsy bluegrass offering from an industry veteran that deserves to get his time in the spotlight. Although ‘Dream Rich, Dirt Poor’ is Aaron Burdett’s eighth studio album, you would be forgiven if his was […]