Album Reviews
Melissa Carper “Ramblin Soul”
Carper cooks up a stew of most American music styles of the last 70 years, and it’s tasty. With so much Country music trying to sound as AOR as possible, it’s refreshing to hear something that […]
Articles by Tim Martin
Album Reviews
Chris Cleverley “Broadcast The Secret Verse”
Folk-influenced ambient dream pop? However you want to categorise it, it’s one of the best albums of 2022. Cleverley sets himself a high bar in his press release for his 4th album. “‘Broadcast The Secret Verse’ […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Jessica Willis Fisher “Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice”
Stories of surviving harrowing and challenging childhoods have been staples of the publishing industry for many years. You have to wonder if there is a point at which reader fatigue sets in from these tales. Fortunately, […]
Features
Small Venue Heroes – The Lost Trades
Lockdown had a profound effect on all musicians. For The Lost Trades, a newly established band on the verge of their first tour it slammed the brakes on. Formed in 2019 by Wiltshire based singer songwriters […]
Album Reviews
Eliza Edens “We’ll Become the Flowers”
Spending time with his album allows it to reveal its tender, contemplative charms – not immediate but very rewarding. Eliza Edens describes her second album as “existentially-minded”. It “seeks to understand what happens after the end. […]