Cathartic songwriting. A dreamy, generous, heart-pulling listen. The new song cycle from Stephen McAll tackles addiction and recovery, mental health, parenthood and the impact of kindness. His previous album “Neither Is, Nor Ever Was” (2021) and […]
Anyone who had the good fortune to catch this fella during his recent European tour will hopefully have been as impressed as I was with his performance at the Barrowland Ballroom. The last time Sturgill Simpson […]
Madcap musical and lyrical dexterity. Milwaukee-based songwriter and pedal steel player Will Hansen is Old Pup. Hansen’s last album “Incognito Lounge” was reviewed here back in 2022, a record inspired by the poetry of Denis Johnson. […]
More English muslin than upland cotton. The Straylings are Dana Zeera and Oliver Drake. “Call Back Your Name” is their third album, released last December, the title track being a single from four years ago. They […]
Gender and genre worlds collide in Manchester. This is a brave record. In the video for the single ‘Elephant’ there are repeating clips of Jasmine playing an acoustic in her bedroom. It is not hard to […]
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