Album Reviews
Michael R Shaw “How Is This Helping?”
With a distinct voice, Shaw makes sure that the time taken getting to know him through his songs is well spent. Michael R Shaw is the first to admit that recording on your own is hard, […]
Articles by Helen Jones
Features
Helen Jones’s Review of 2022
After the massive stream of content over the past two years, it’s fair to say that 2022 was quieter on the new releases front (likely due to touring resuming in pre-pandemic levels), but there was still […]
Album Reviews
The Great Divide “Providence”
A long-awaited return that won’t disappoint fans who have missed the Great Divide’s pioneering Red Dirt sound. Fans of Oklahoman Red Dirt band the Great Divide have had a long wait for new material: it has […]
Album Reviews
One Eleven Heavy “Poolside”
A unique take on the concept of a road trip album that takes risks that pay off more often than not. The songs on One Eleven Heavy’s third album ‘Poolside’ may initially seem to conjure up […]
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: Robert Ellis “Houston”
In the last Chain Gang entry, Graeme Tait chose Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Biloxi’, a song in which frontman MC Taylor laments: “Say Biloxi / It’s tough all over / Ah, Houston / You scared me sober”, […]