Keith Hargreaves

El Misti “El Misti” (Independent, 2020)

March 13, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Much of the debut album from El Misti sounds as if it springs from a well sunk into the ground deep in the redwood forests of California or the scrublands outside Austin, Texas not the hinterlands […]

The Song Remains: David Roback 1958-2020

March 4, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

David Roback of Rain Parade, Opal and Mazzy Star amongst others died of cancer on February 24th. Born in Los Angeles, Roback was a mover and shaker within the Paisley Underground scene in the city in […]

Grant Peeples “Bad Wife” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

A concept album of sorts as Peeples interprets songs written by women with a band of all men, by design, playing them. This is to mark the 100th Anniversary of women fighting for and gaining the […]

House Above The Sun “Time I Got Going” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

The London five piece’s second EP release opens with the glorious, propulsive ‘Trains’. Hanging on a repeated guitar phrase the song is brimming with ideas and excitement from the layered West Coast sound through to the […]

Pond Diver “Flashbacks EP” (Independent, 2020)

February 10, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Well, well, well, just occasionally something floats into the inbox that holds the attention and makes the misery of the post-Brexit world disappear into the ether. Pond Diver ( name needs work I respectfully suggest) are […]