Guy Lincoln

Sam Burton “Dearly Departed”

August 16, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Gentle reimagining of classic 70s Canyon sound, shaped by producer ‘du jour’. It’s a story we’ve heard many times before and it ought to be getting just a little wearisome by now. Artist faces existential challenges […]

Jacob Morris “Slow Funeral”

August 3, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Cosmic, downbeat indie-folk from an Athens, GA scenester. You can be forgiven for being unfamiliar with the work of Jacob Morris, even though he has been performing and making records for over 15 years. Hailing from […]

Classic Americana Albums: Glen Campbell “Ghost on the Canvas”

August 2, 2023 Guy Lincoln 3

OK, so the backstory is well known. Glenn Campbell was, and remains, one of popular music’s greats. A storied session guitarist and vocalist he appeared on some of the 60s most iconic records – ‘River Deep […]

Live Review: Sara Petite, The Old Parcels Store, Scarborough – 15th July 2023

July 28, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

It can be tricky to find live music of any meaningful kind on the North Yorkshire coast, save for a few functional local indie / rock bands and the odd acoustic covers session. There is also […]

Eilen Jewell “Get Behind the Wheel”

July 14, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

Idahoan crafts optimistic melodicism from the hardest of times. The powerful and ominous sounding ‘Alive’ is the opening track on Eilen Jewell’s 13th long player ‘Get Behind the Wheel’. With its reverbed, Morricone-esque guitar figures and […]

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”