Tim Martin

Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

April 8, 2026 Tim Martin 0

Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]

More People Really Should Know About: The Green Pajamas

April 7, 2026 Tim Martin 0

The recent, and rather good, compilation This Can’t Be Today – American Psychedelia & The Paisley Underground 1977-1988 reminded me about a band who have operated way off the radar for their whole 40-year career. The […]

Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

March 27, 2026 Tim Martin 4

Tragedy turned into thoughtful, considered, often uplifting songwriting. At the end of 2024, Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish shared their first artistic reactions to the loss of their granddaughter Bebe King, at Southport with a […]

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”

March 23, 2026 Tim Martin 0

An album with some credible moments and interesting songs which lay the foundations for his solo career. Country music can divide opinion at the best of times. It’s praised for its tropes and cliches as often […]

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

March 20, 2026 Tim Martin 0

One of the success stories of the last couple of years have been Brown Horse. Since their first album Reservoir landed at the start of 2024 there has been a steady rise in their star, to […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

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