David Cowling

J. Briozo “Deep In The Waves” (Swallow The Music, 2017)

February 1, 2018 David Cowling 0

J.Briozo is in fact Jeff Crandall, the lead singer of Swallows, who found himself writing a parallel set of songs as Swallows recorded their third album. He invited his band mates along to fill in the […]

Great North “Golden Age” (Independent, 2017)

January 26, 2018 David Cowling 0

With access to music being so easy these days and with so much competing for attention, it is easy to completely overlook so many things that are worth listening to. This husband and wife duo from […]

Tim Hart “The Narrow Corner” (Nettwerk, 2018)

January 25, 2018 David Cowling 0

Hart is Australian. I’m not sure why but I expected to be able to discern this from the music. I couldn’t, though there are some explicit lyrical references that make this clear. Musically the record is […]

H.C. McEntire “Lionheart” (Merge, 2018)

January 25, 2018 David Cowling 0

Sometimes records seem to be the obvious culmination of everything that has gone before, so it is with this first solo record from the Mount Moriah frontwoman. The journey from indie-rocker to consummate Country star is […]

The Hanging Stars “Songs For Somewhere Else” (Crimson Crow, 2018)

January 19, 2018 David Cowling 0

THS are carving out a nice niche for themselves. They sit somewhere between the Broken Family Band and the Rockingbirds with a dash of psychedelic hot sauce. At their most esoteric they are able to combine […]