Darren Lumbroso

More People Should Really Know About: Adam Klein

May 14, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 1

Adam Klein is based in Atlanta, Georgia, having gravitated there from the nearby town of Athens. In the early part of this century, Klein spent a couple of years volunteering with the Peace Corps in West […]

Iron And Wine “Light Verse”

April 26, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

An album containing many wonderful and heartfelt moments. It’s hard to believe that this is Iron And Wine’s first album for seven years, after the Grammy-nominated ‘Beast Epic‘. So has it been worth the wait? It […]

Oisin Leech “Cold Sea”

April 16, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Broodingly, beautiful album pondering life, and the beauty and power of the ocean. About a decade ago atmospheric scientists at the universities of Oxford and Reading, who were lovers of classical music, catalogued and analysed depictions […]

For The Sake Of The Song: The Pogues “Sally MacLennane”

March 18, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

The death of Shane MacGowan on 30th November last year meant that the radio airwaves were awash with ‘Fairytale Of New York’; it’s a great song but has suffered, in my mind, from being overplayed, especially […]

The Northern Belle “Bats In The Attic”

March 12, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

The best of nordicana and Scandinavian pop summed up on Norwegians’ fifth long player. It’s only just over 30 years ago that writing a letter was the only affordable way to communicate with loved ones in […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”