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Peter James Millson “The Red Café” (Ind, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0
An album of late night laments, jazz infusions and electronic flourishes reminds me of the late Colin Vearncombe, ABC and David Sylvian.  It does feel a little like a 80/90’s pop star making a ‘grown up’ […]
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Georgia Ruth “Fossil Scale” (Navigator Records, 2016)

September 20, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
On her second album Welsh songstress Georgia Ruth, nominated in 2014 for a Radio Two Folk Award, offers more radio friendly music although in this instance it’s more likely that it will be Radio 6Music who […]
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Mackenzie Shivers “Living in My Head” (Independent, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Andrew Higgins 0
“Living in My Head” is the six track EP follow up to Mackenzie Shivers’ debut album “Neverland”. Citing her influences as, amongst others, The Chieftains, Elton John and Joni Mitchell, the songs on the EP have […]
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Ben Abraham “Sirens” (Secretly Canadian, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Ben Abraham first released Sirens in Australia in 2014; it has now been picked up for world-wide release and promotion by Secretly Canadian. Its thirteen songs have been described by Abraham as “a roadmap to my […]
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Sophia Marshall “The Paper Thin EP” (Independent, 2016)

September 19, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0
Best known as one half of the acclaimed and much missed Havenots, Leicester’s Sophia Marshall has been absent from the music scene for some time.  She’s recently dipped her toe back in and the results are […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

Album Reviews
April 17, 2026 0

Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
Album Reviews

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0
Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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  • Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Video Premiere: Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

March 11, 2024 0
Here’s the video premiere of ‘Orange Blossom Child’ – a love letter to her childhood from Florida’s Van Plating.  The shuffling rhythms and stirring guitar hook you in.  Van Plating’s catchy vocal performance, reinforced by melodic […]
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The Barr Brothers return with long awaited fourth album in October

July 28, 2025 0
Following a couple of joyous evenings at the O’Meara earlier this year, your correspondent is delighted to share the news that the boys are back with a new album, “Let It Hiss”, which comes out on […]
Album Reviews

Buddy and Julie Miller “Breakdown on 20th Ave. South” (New West, 2019)

June 11, 2019 0
The husband and wife songwriting team reunite here for their first set of new songs in ten years. In truth the songs have been written by Julie in the period Buddy was busy working with a […]

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