Richard Parkinson

Shaina Hayes “Kindergarten Heart” – the pressures of modern life

February 26, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Shaina Hayes, the Quebec singer-songwriter, has released her second album ’Kindergarten Heart’ on 23rd February. The final single to be released from it is the title track, a lightly bouncy song where the lyrics slot into […]

Live Review: Hannah Rose Platt + Gene Morrissey, The Other Palace – Studio, London – 16th February 2024

February 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A mild Friday night in central London saw Hannah Rose Platt bring her big showcase to the Studio in Victoria’s Old Palace Theatre. The programme featured front to back performances of her latest album, the Ed […]

Live Review: Gaby Moreno, The Pheasantry, London – 15th February 2024

February 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Gaby Moreno’s London showcase in the lead up to the issue of her new album ‘Dusk’ was organised in conjunction with Jazz FM and their morning show presenter Nigel Williams. The venue was The Pheasantry, a […]

Red Rooster Festival returns for 10th Anniversary

February 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

As spring filters into summer, it’s time for 2024’s Red Rooster Festival in Suffolk over the 30th May to 1st June weekend. The festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and features an impressive list of […]

Gaby Moreno “Dusk”

February 14, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Gorgeous new record from multi-talented LA based artist. The last twelve months has seen Gaby Moreno win a Grammy for her 2023 EP ‘X Mi Vol 1’ and a Latin Grammy as producer of ‘Vida’ by […]

Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

July 30, 2026 0

Kate Prascher’s new single Thousand A Million entwines the physical with the metaphysical in an intriguing and beguiling folk song that plays with notions of time and space (no, not like Dr Who). Kate Prascher describes […]

Video: Elanor Moss “The Way That It Feels” – A song about not turning away, but turning towards

July 30, 2026 0

The Way That It Feels is the latest release from London-based Elanor Moss. Delicate, tuneful classical guitar unfolds over the captured sounds of birdsong while her fluid voice ranges high and low in a beautifully haunting […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 1

Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]

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