David Cowling

Curse of Lono “Severed” (Submarine Cat Records, 2017)

March 14, 2017 David Cowling 0

On first hearing this record without reading anything about it I thought that Steven Adams (Broken Family Band) had adopted a back to basics approach and formed a new band. It’s a thought that stuck with […]

The Sadies “Northern Passages” (Yep Roc Records, 2017)

March 13, 2017 David Cowling 0

The Sadies are enjoying a fantastic run of form. Their last two records have both been brilliant autumnal works and this one begins in pretty much the same vein – the opening chords of Riverview Fog […]

Jarrod Dickenson “Ready The Horses” (Hooked Records, 2017)

March 7, 2017 David Cowling 0

Good God Jarrod can sing. He’s a storyteller with a voice rich as agave nectar; he holds a narrative and bends it however he feels, you hang onto every word. On this set of songs he’s […]

The Standing Waves “Early Reflections” (Independent, 2017)

March 3, 2017 David Cowling 0

Both standing waves and early reflections are terms to do with the physics of sound waves. The first sounds to reach a listener’s ears from sound waves bouncing off objects are the early reflections and I’m […]

Benjamin Folke Thomas “Copenhagen” (Louvaio, 2017)

March 2, 2017 David Cowling 0

Thomas’ opening gambit Good Enough For Me sparkles with lyrical ideas and has a few sticky hooks thrown in. The first line Wish I could come down from this pedestal strikes the right tone somewhere between two […]