Alan Fitter

Emily Mae Winters “High Romance” (Independent 2019)

August 14, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

Some albums are all about the songs, some albums are all about the production but ‘High Romance’, the second album from Emily Mae Winters is all about the voice. That’s not to say there aren’t some […]

Origami Ghosts “Healthy Travel Potions” (Independent, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

If you put “wacky” into a thesaurus you get words and phrases like madcap, weird, zany, way-out, off the wall and mad, amongst others. Origami Ghost’s new album ‘Healthy Travel Options’ is all of those adjectives […]

Dylan Stewart “The Scarecrow Sessions” (Independent, 2019)

July 11, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

They used to say that Leonard Cohen wrote songs to slash your wrists to and whilst Dylan Stewart’s fourth album ‘The Scarecrow Sessions’ isn’t quite in that league, it certainly isn’t an album to blow away […]

Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds “Honey’s Fury” (Independent 2019)

June 26, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

‘Honey’s Fury’ is the debut album from the Alabama based Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds. Molly is best known for her violin work on other singers’ albums such as Todd Snider, Will Hoge and Matthew […]

Union Duke “Golden Days” (Independent, 2019)

June 5, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

Union Duke are self-styled “folk quintet” from Toronto made up of Ethan Smith, Jim McDonald, Matt Warry-Smith, Will Staunton and Rob McLaren, five long-time friends who have in their third album ‘Golden Days’, made a very friendly […]

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

Emily Mae Winters “High Romance” (Independent 2019)

Origami Ghosts “Healthy Travel Potions” (Independent, 2019)

Dylan Stewart “The Scarecrow Sessions” (Independent, 2019)

Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds “Honey’s Fury” (Independent 2019)

Union Duke “Golden Days” (Independent, 2019)

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