Andy Davidson

"I will swim to You" A Tribute to Jason Molina album cover

Various Artists: “I Will Swim to You – A Tribute to Jason Molina”

August 22, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Why put a new address on the same old loneliness? For those unfamiliar with the work of Jason Molina, there’s a fantastic twenty-one-minute meditative documentary from 2005 which follows the band Magnolia Electric Co. as they […]

Bennett Valuks “Made in London”

August 14, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Nine heartfelt tracks out of Norwood. Debut album from south London alt-folk group Bennett Valuks. Ian Bennett and Benedict Valuks’ website describes them being brought together through the bustling and vibrant south London music scene and […]

Anthony Ruptak “Tourist”

July 29, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Songs dealing with the real and the unreal… at the same time. On the track ‘Phantasmagoria’ Anthony Ruptak sings, “Well it’s a crazy goddamn hell of a mess we made/ it’s a cheap-shot, tik tok, weapon […]

Ead Wood “Cash Mountain”

July 7, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Alt Country’s sunnier climes. Ed Soles is the guitarist for Bristol band Langkamer and “Cash Mountain” is his first solo project. On its final track, ‘Solus Soles Weekend Blues’, he laments, “I wrote this song, but […]

For the Sake of the Song: Mike Peters & The Alarm “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”

June 9, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

This was not my intended choice for this feature. Rest assured, there have been many splendid eulogies following the death of Mike Peters, and I will not even try to compete. But since the news of […]

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 Andy Davidson

Various Artists: “I Will Swim to You – A Tribute to Jason Molina”

Bennett Valuks “Made in London”

Anthony Ruptak “Tourist”

Ead Wood “Cash Mountain”

For the Sake of the Song: Mike Peters & The Alarm “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”

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