Helen Jones

Danny Newcomb “Mackerel Sky” (Rock Candy Mountain, 2020)

October 14, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Musician Danny Newcomb’s latest album sees him coming from an unusual perspective for someone whose life has been dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll: raising children, and sheep, on a farm on the pastoral Vashon Island. It’s […]

Matt Woods “Mornings After” (Lonely Ones Records, 2020)

October 7, 2020 Helen Jones 0

As a companion to his 2019 album ‘Natural Disasters’ – which was heavy with the best of Americana tropes: tales of the road, heartbreak and small town living – Matt Woods has released a new EP […]

Gavin Skelhorn “Merseycana” (Independent, 2020)

September 17, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Nashville may be known as the Music City of the US, but arguably the title of the UK’s own city most famed for its musical heritage could go to Liverpool (the bonus fact that AUK is […]

Brendan & the Strangest Ways “Are We Sure The Dawn Is Coming?” (Independent, 2020)

September 7, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Brendan Shea – the man who creates music under the moniker of Brendan & the Strangest Ways – had a tough time over the four years it took him to record ‘Are We Sure The Dawn […]

Red Sammy “That Raging Heart” (Independent, 2020)

August 18, 2020 Helen Jones 0

The band Red Sammy – fronted by Baltimore, Maryland native Adam Trice – bill themselves as a rock band, but their eighth studio album sees them working in a more soulful frame of mind, with influences […]