Jim Finnie

Sammy Kay “civil/WAR” (Independent, 2019)

September 27, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Sammy Kay has picked a stonking opening track for his new album ‘civil/War’. Straight from the off the gravelly-voiced New Jersey singer-songwriter grabs your attention with the superb ‘Silver Dollar’ and quickly backs it up with […]

Dori Freeman “Every Single Star” (Blue Hens Music, 2019)

August 28, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Since she rose to prominence with her excellent self-titled debut album in 2016, Dori Freeman has been on a roll and with the release of ‘Every Single Star’ that momentum shows no sign of abating. With […]

Sam Baker “Horses and Stars” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Coming 15 years after his debut album, ‘Mercy’, Sam Baker has released his first live album and ‘Horses and Stars’ is a corker of a record that captures everything that is great about his live performances. […]

Tenement & Temple “Tenement & Temple” (Thrum Recordings, 2019)

July 30, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie first came to prominence in the ’90s as part of the Scottish Indie rock band Thrum. During their initial, but somewhat short-lived incarnation, Thrum achieved critical acclaim, but only relatively modest […]

Native Harrow “Happier Now” (Loose Music, 2019)

June 27, 2019 Jim Finnie 1

Let’s get straight to the point. This is a captivating, almost mesmeric album of the highest quality. That last sentence alone will tell you what is to come during the rest of this review but let’s […]