Alan Fitter

The Marriage “Imagining Sunsets” (Independent, 2020)

September 24, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Collins Dictionary says the meaning of the word pleasant is “Something that is nice, enjoyable or attractive”. Then if you put pleasant into a thesaurus you get words such as lovely, nice, likeable, agreeable and pleasing. […]

Two Bird Stone “Hands And Knees” (Soundly Music, 2020)

September 16, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

‘Hands And Knees’ is the debut album from Two Bird Stone which is a new band made up of some of Nashville and New York’s finest session musicians. The driving force behind the band is Liam […]

Sarah Johnson “Volcano” (Independent, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Sarah Johnson wrote her first song when she was two and now three decades later, she’s released her first record, a six-song EP called ‘Volcano’. Based in Dallas, Johnson has written six songs that are very […]

The Annulments “Dead Preservations” (Independent, 2020)

August 19, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover and the same goes for albums. The strange, broken abstract design on the cover of ‘Dead Preservations’ the second album from Irish band The Annulments would […]

AUK’S Chain Gang: Uncle Tupelo “Anodyne”

August 3, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

The last link in the Chain Gang was Wilco’s delightfully mournful ‘Via Chicago’ with Jeff Tweedy singing at his very best about going home via that city. So, thinking about the next link, I realised I […]

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0

End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

Articles by Alan Fitter

The Marriage “Imagining Sunsets” (Independent, 2020)

Two Bird Stone “Hands And Knees” (Soundly Music, 2020)

Sarah Johnson “Volcano” (Independent, 2020)

The Annulments “Dead Preservations” (Independent, 2020)

AUK’S Chain Gang: Uncle Tupelo “Anodyne”

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn