Lyndon Bolton

Danny & The Champions of the World “Los Campeones En Vivo”

May 18, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Rocking in the Mountains of Spain. “What was your last gig before lockdown?” must be one of the most frequently asked questions of the past year. As we look forward to a return to live music […]

The Wanted “Strange Flight”

May 5, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Gritty roots to atmospheric melodies and harmonies. It should be no surprise if the haunting tones that characterise The Wanted’s third album, ‘Strange Flight’, bring to mind The Cowboy Junkies. Both groups trace their lineage to […]

Doug Hoekstra “The Day Deserved”

April 15, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Poetic observations of people, places and times unencumbered by musical boundaries. As his publisher once said, “for Doug Hoekstra, everyone is a story and everything a storyline”. That certainly applies to Hoekstra’s new album ‘The Day […]

Valley Maker “When The Day Leaves”

April 1, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

An elegant folk self-portrait grounded in nature. For his fourth solo release Valley Maker, aka Austin Crane, contemplates upheaval both personally and far beyond against the rhythms of the natural world. His abstract lyrics ebb and […]

Essentials: The top 10 The Band + related albums

March 29, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 14

The Band are frequently cited as the creators of americana. That is not purely down to those sepia tinged photos depicting them as frontiersmen from the century before last. To appreciate that accolade set this quintet […]