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Andrew Bird “Hark!” (Loma Vista Recordings, 2020)

December 2, 2020 Kimberly Bright 0

Do we really need another Christmas album? You might not think so right now, but Andrew Bird’s full album version of last year’s six-song ‘Hark!’ EP might convince you that there is room for this one. […]

Annie Dressner “Coffee at The Corner Bar” (Proper Music, 2020)

December 2, 2020 Viv Fish 0

Released a couple of months ago now ‘Coffee at the Corner Bar’ is a journal of love, loss and betrayal. Performing in her signature conversational style, Annie Dressner, together with a talented crowd of instrumentalists and […]

Parkland Music Project “Eminent Ghosts” (Offseason Records, 2020)

December 1, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

‘Eminent Ghosts‘ is a concept album roughly located where psychedelic rock intersects with alt-country. The whole album consists of only five extended tracks which collectively form around a central narrative using avant-garde sonic landscapes. Parkland Music […]

J.E. Sunde “9 Songs About Love” (Vietnam, 2020)

December 1, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0

‘9 Songs About Love‘ is JE Sunde’s third solo record and what a supremely melodic pop-folk treat it is. It’s simple, wide-eyed loveliness may surprise, considering the LP was born from Sunde’s realisation that he might […]

Mules and Men “Roscommon County Line” (Independent, 2020)

November 30, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

Mules and Men are a four-piece band from Dublin who advertise themselves as playing progressive bluegrass. Unfortunately, this does not mean concept albums about tortured medieval wizards performed by cape clad musicians on ice. This reviewer […]