Lots of potential, but not much of it realised on this album of mixed styles and influences. Kate Vargas claims PJ Harvey and Tom Waits as her two big influences, along with Kat Edmonson. Edmonson is […]
Back in December Mr Alec Bowman wrote a piece for AUK exposing the shameful state of payments to artists from the streaming services. He said then “I love Bandcamp for being able to buy vinyl from […]
Atmospheric playing, dusty guitar and some compelling songs. An early year highlight. There’s no sound more Americana than a Dobro guitar played with a slide. The opening of ‘Cold Rain’ the first song on KB Bayley’s […]
It’s felt over the course of the last year, and particularly at the start of 2021 that music is under threat as never before. With tiers and lockdowns stretching on for an unknowable time most businesses […]
Some gems, some merely great. A set of reissues that you need to hear from a fine, if slightly overlooked, voice. Many parts of the UK have distinctive folk styles, the North East being the one […]
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