Album Reviews
Katie Pruitt “Mantras”
Power pop and rock as a lesson in self-help. A songwriter and musician who shot to instant acclaim for her 2020 debut album ‘Expectations’, Katie Pruitt could not have chosen a more fitting title for her […]
Articles by Lyndon Bolton
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance “The Poacher”
I was inspired to choose ‘The Poacher’ on hearing Slim Chance perform it at a recent show to raise funds for their seriously ill guitarist Steve Simpson. This band, originally formed by Ronnie Lane, took all […]
Album Reviews
Holly Lerski “Sweet Decline”
A profoundly personal journey of emotion, pain and hope. Individually the pain of breaking up and travelling are frequent sources of inspiration for songwriters but together they are perhaps less prevalent. But that is exactly what […]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Kate Ellis
Amid today’s obsession with genre labelling (is this country, is this pop, is this….whatever), it feels all the more important to cherish artists whose priorities run counter to the marketing spin, sinister algorithms and other such […]
Album Reviews
Phil Gammage “Redeemed”
A collection of americana that spans decades. One of those words prone to overuse is “timeless” but there are occasions when it really does hit the spot. Such as when applied to describe the voice and […]