Owen Gillham

The Deportees “The Birth Of Industry” (Independent 2017)

January 15, 2018 Owen Gillham 0

A foreboding vintage photograph of a grounded ship in an estuary adorns the cover of this, the debut release from Scotland’s The Deportees (who, after some momentary confusion, I realised are not to be confused with […]

Various “Sonic Blooms: UK Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising” (Folk and Honey 2017)

December 8, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

Folk and Honey, the leading UK gig listing website, is behind this compendium of emerging UK folk and roots talent and, as per the website’s MO for providing a platform for new artists that deserve an […]

Flagship Romance “Tales from the Self-Help Section” (Gatorbone Records 2017)

October 6, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

Great band name; awesome title for a record, pregnant with wholesome introspection and whimsy; cool artwork… Knowing nothing about a band at all, one is too often tempted to judge a book (or in this case, […]

Lord Youth “Gray Gardens” (Shellshock, 2017)

September 22, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

Creeping its way into your ears with a dirty, slightly otherworldy cha-cha that sounds like a wantonly peculiar outtake from a Richard Hawley record, Lord Youth’s ghoulish novelty-noir is brilliantly uncomfortable listening. Micah Blaichman’s dead-pan tenor, […]

Robert Earl Keen “Walking Distance / Picnic” (Floating World, 2017)

September 22, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

Ever a songwriter of distinction, the reissue of two mid-period Robert Earl Keen albums prove a forceful reminder of exactly why Keen’s formidable reputation as a songwriter precedes him. Having not quite gained the notoriety of […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 1

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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