Features
Sounds from the Back Bedroom
It was after all an inevitability. This weeks missive follows hot on the heels of last week’s concerns about the free for all of the return to school this September. Eagle-eyed amongst will note that the […]
Articles by Keith Hargreaves
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: The Barr Brothers “Come In The Water”
Joe Brown was always on tour with his ‘bruvvers’ when treading the boards and hence the leap into the arms of the wonderful Montreal-based combo The Barr Brothers with this redemptive track from their wonderful 2014 […]
Album Reviews
Darrin Bradbury “Artvertisment”
Witty and succinct third from optimistic miserabilist. This album has an energy and excitement that is infectious and beguiling as Brady takes us into his literate, witty and acerbic world with delightful sonic vignettes. Opening with […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 28
After two festivals the madness begins… So we return to the fray with no restrictions and no protection other than two lateral flow tests per student before term commences. Day one I am in an assembly […]
Album Reviews
The Colorist Orchestra with Howe Gelb featuring Pietra Brown “Not on the Map”
An intriguing mix of Southern Gothic Americana and avant-garde minimal experimentation. Howe Gelb has a long pedigree of adventurousness and pushing boundaries within the genre and this album made with the Colorist Orchestra, as well as […]