December 2021 – Page 22

Icarus Phoenix “No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell”

December 6, 2021 Helen Jones 0

An album of ambition that sets the bar high but meets it. The lofty title alone (‘No tree can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell’) of the second release by the band […]

Video: Curse of Lono “Ursula Andress”

December 6, 2021 Cam Fraser 0

London-based Curse of Lono release an epic video for ‘Ursula Andress’, a scintillating track from their eagerly anticipated new album, ‘People in Cars’. For Felix Bechtolsheimer, the singer, songwriter and creative centre of Curse of Lono, […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Young’uns “Between The Wars”

December 6, 2021 Viv Fish 1

This week, we are staying on this side of the pond for the Chain Gang. The temptation to go from Billy Bragg covering Woodie Guthrie songs to a Billy Bragg song being covered by unique trio […]

Caleb Stine “The Life and Times of a Handyman”

December 6, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Wry observations in a folk-country style built to last. If Caleb Stine was seeking something self-descriptive in the title he sells himself far short with ‘Handyman’. At the very least “craftsman” would be nearer the mark, […]

Nathan Jacques “The Fire Smells Like Rain” – You know, I don’t think they’re from around here

December 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Nathan Jacques brings us a Western Tale in the ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky‘ mould, only these strangers from the sky might not be exactly supernatural. It all starts with a meteorite crashing to the ground, […]