Album Reviews
Taylor McCall “Black Powder Soul”
The guitar’s the star and he really does want to make it cry or sing. After a number of EP releases Taylor McCall’s full album debut ‘Black Powder Soul’ is a curious mix. In parts Americana, […]
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Album Reviews
Sean Devine “Here For It All”
Do you like Country music? Good. You’ll like Sean Devine. Well, this is quite nice. Straight down the middle, no messing about, full-blooded twangy country music. Rooted some place in the 1980s/90s, if we’re intent on […]
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The Delevantes “A Thousand Turns”
No longer young, still gifted and back. Just over a year ago, The Delevantes were featured in what was, then, our “Forgotten Artists” series (now called “Whatever Happened To…”). At the time it was noted that […]
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Sam Barron “A Prayer For a Field Mouse”
Intimate, Wilco-esque country-folk-pop: warning – contains references to smoking crack. New York ‘anti-folk’ singer-songwriter Sam Barron’s father was a former folk musician turned forensic criminal investigator, and his mother worked with severely handicapped children. The stories […]
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Darrin Bradbury “Artvertisment”
Witty and succinct third from optimistic miserabilist. This album has an energy and excitement that is infectious and beguiling as Brady takes us into his literate, witty and acerbic world with delightful sonic vignettes. Opening with […]