Keith Hargreaves

The ACC “Beautiful, At Night” (Gypsy Child Records, 2019)

April 2, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Italian Americana scene is a bubbling, frothy affair and when mainstay band Lowlands dissolved, frontman Ed Abbiati got together with another of the mainmen of the scene – Stiv Cantarelli – and started to fashion […]

Yo La Tengo, EartH, London, February 17th 2019

February 21, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 0

From the apologetic shuffle onstage and into the woozy beat driven ‘You Are Here’, Yo La Tengo made sure that the faithful who had gathered to see them in this extraordinary venue knew that they were […]

William the Conqueror “Bleeding on the Soundtrack” (Loose, 2019)

January 31, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 0

Opening with the hugely anthemic and frankly Coldplayesque ‘Path of the Crow’ William the Conqueror, the band project driven by singer-songwriter Raurri Joseph, seem to be making their bid for the big time in a very […]

AmericanA to Z – Peter Bruntnell

January 28, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 1

Since his 1995 solo debut ‘Cannibal‘ Peter Bruntnell has slowly built a canon of songs that would stand up next to the best of best within the Americana genre and way, way beyond. Sensible folk scratch […]

William Blackart “Return” (Independent, 2018)

January 7, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 0

Opening in fine style with ‘Devil May Care’ this album promised much. A great opener, all discordant slashes of electric guitar and gravelly vocals set over a melancholy acoustic figure. Terrific. The following track lowers expectations […]