Tim Martin

Jesse Dayton “Mix Tape Volume 1” (Blue Elan Records, 2019)

July 12, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Jesse Dayton’s formative musical experience was apparently seeing The Clash supported by Joe Ely, and the spirit of both those artists is all over Dayton’s new album. Collections of covers can be tricky to manage, needing […]

Mark Rogers “Laying It Down” (Independent 2019)

June 20, 2019 Tim Martin 0

‘Laying it Down’ is Mark Rogers’ first full-length L.P. following a couple of EPs since reactivating his music career in 2012. Five of the eleven songs featured here are recycled and remixed from those EPs. His […]

The Alvarez Theory “The Alvarez Theory” (Independent, 2019)

June 11, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Starting life as a solo project for Diana (Dee) Diehl, The Alvarez Theory have produced an album of gentle, intimate songs. The band describe them as “tales of small-town heroes, barflies & gunslingers, heart breakers & […]

W.C. Beck “First Flight” (Independent, 2019)

June 4, 2019 Tim Martin 0

W.C. Beck describes himself as “an itinerant singer/songwriter from Kansas”. After some years in Portland, he is now based in New York. Having recorded as Chris Beck in the past, ‘First Flight’ is his ninth album, […]

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers “The Choosing Road” (Mountain Home Music Company, 2019)

April 30, 2019 Tim Martin 0

In the press release accompanying Chris Jones’ new album he says, “I decided this time around to open up more with my writing and worry less about how songs would be perceived by different audiences.” What […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Articles by Tim Martin

Jesse Dayton “Mix Tape Volume 1” (Blue Elan Records, 2019)

Mark Rogers “Laying It Down” (Independent 2019)

The Alvarez Theory “The Alvarez Theory” (Independent, 2019)

W.C. Beck “First Flight” (Independent, 2019)

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers “The Choosing Road” (Mountain Home Music Company, 2019)

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album