Ewan Lury

Artwork for Shay Martin Lovette album "Scatter & Gather"

Shay Martin Lovette “Scatter & Gather”

May 12, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

An album that has moments of brilliance, but is not entirely cohesive. Shay Martin Lovette’s latest album, ‘Scatter & Gather‘, produced by Mipso’s Joseph Terrell, is an album of stories that has moments of brilliance intertwined […]

Charles Ellsworth “Honeysuckle Summer”

April 15, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

An album that is too short to be brilliant. Charles Ellsworth’s latest album, ‘Honeysuckle Summer’, is a fun and energetic americana album that shows some great promise. Ellsworth, who is a NYC transplant by way of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Bruce Springsteen “Badlands”

April 12, 2021 Ewan Lury 1

My esteemed colleague Jim Finnie’s piece on Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band’s “Against The Wind” last week brought back many happy memories for me. Amusingly the Bob Seger album that has special significance to […]

Artwork for Curtis McMurtry's 'Tootless Messiah'

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

March 1, 2021 Ewan Lury 1

A mysterious, haunting and powerful album that deals with a pessimistic view on life The sinister and mysterious LP, ‘Toothless Messiah‘, from Austin resident Curtis McMurtry, is a brilliant take on dictatorship, oppression and greed, with […]

Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder “Trouble In Time”

January 8, 2021 Ewan Lury 1

A monotonous album that deals nicely with the issues of 2020 With the terrible year that is 2020 coming to a close, Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder decided that they wanted to write something to be […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Articles by Ewan Lury

Shay Martin Lovette “Scatter & Gather”

Charles Ellsworth “Honeysuckle Summer”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Bruce Springsteen “Badlands”

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder “Trouble In Time”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album