Album Reviews
Joe Ely “Love and Freedom”
A healing album for a time of social turmoil. On his twenty-ninth studio album, Joe Ely is revisiting and recording some stories from the past, all in the hopes of finding “Love and Freedom”. At a […]
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Shaw’s Trailer Park “I Thought I Saw You”
Band’s second album of fuzzed-out, garage-influenced songs. Shaw’s Trailer Park were formed in 2021 by singer and guitarist Tim Sanpher who, upon moving to Brighton, recruited bassist Mark Wilson and drummer Andy Fraser. After a few […]
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Rhona Macfarlane “As The Chaos Unfolds”
A clear and confident debut that explores the ups and downs of moving through early adulthood. With a title like “As The Chaos Unfolds”, you would expect Scottish singer-songwriter Rhona Macfarlane’s debut album to be written […]
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Pretty Lightning “Night Wobble”
Instrumental, atmospheric tales of the unexpected. Pretty Lightning are a German band formed back in 2007 by Christian Berhoff and Sebastian Haas. ‘Night Wobble’ is their sixth full-length album following the 2022 ‘Dust Moves’ and it […]
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Reissue: Stephen Simmons “Drink Ring Jesus”
Unspun Heroes vinyl record label exhumes a fascinating early release by worthy Tennessee troubadour. “Drink Ring Jesus” is the second album, released in 2006, by Nashville-based Tennessean Stephen Simmons. On its 19th anniversary, it is being […]