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Pete Astor “Tall Stories & New Religions”

April 9, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Re-examining a career of masterful songs from prolific tunesmith. When you’ve got a career as extensive and eclectic as Pete Astor, one can’t help but become reflective when one celebrates 40 years of making records. That’s […]

Magic Tuber Stringband “Needlefall”

April 9, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Improvised Avant-folk with a unique sound and a strong connection to the nature it celebrates. Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan. The duo describe their music as “at the forefront […]

Shane Smith & The Saints “Norther”

April 8, 2024 Helen Jones 0

With their fourth album, the band mark themselves out as someone who can provide music with not only grit, but also real heart. Globally, 2020 may have been the year that felt to most like they […]

Charlie Parr “Little Sun”

April 8, 2024 Rick Thorn 0

An offer of clarity in an often unclear world. In the liner notes to ‘Sloth’ which is the final track on the album Parr tells us:‘There is a part of the world that exists only in […]

The Hanging Stars “On A Golden Shore”

April 8, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Still cosmic but branching out, The Hanging Stars continue to intrigue and amaze. Having fashioned their most fully realised album in the shape of ‘Hollow Heart’, albeit in the depths of lockdown, The Hanging Stars returned […]