David Cowling

Reg Meuross “Faraway People” (Hatsongs, 2017)

February 22, 2018 David Cowling 1

What’s the function of Folk music these days – does it have any place at all? If its function was to hold a mirror up to society, then Meuross would have a place in this world. […]

Ginger Wildheart “Ghost In The Tanglewood” (Round Records, 2018)

February 14, 2018 David Cowling 1

There’s a dichotomy at the heart of these songs – they are generally explorations of mental illness and especially Wildheart’s struggle with depression, and yet the songs sound joyous. ‘Daylight Hotel’ which opens the record was […]

Ed Romanoff “The Orphan King” (PineRock Production, 2018)

February 12, 2018 David Cowling 0

Ed Romanoff is a storyteller, his songs vehicles for the narratives, and stories we get whether they be ghost Miss Worby’s Ghost, the freak show Elephant Man, crime The Ballad of Willie Sutton, and of course […]

Grant-Lee Phillips “Widdershins” (Yep Roc Records, 2018)

February 6, 2018 David Cowling 0

With this record G-LP sounds confident, spontaneous, relaxed and angry – it’s a heady brew and provides the fuel to make this his best set of songs for some time. Each song is a stinging jab […]

Kyle Craft “Full Circle Nightmare” (Sub Pop, 2018)

February 2, 2018 David Cowling 0

Listening to this record is like mistakenly making conversation with a drunk that you can’t get away from, only this drunk has some great stories to tell. Like the bastard child of Jerry Lee Lewis and […]