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Sunny Ozell “Overnight Lows” (Chitin Records, 2020)

February 17, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

When an artist’s press release cites influences from the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Aretha Franklin and Bonnie Raitt it certainly grabs the attention, which is good, obviously. On the other hand, it does somewhat build up […]

Katie Blount “Dark Water” (Independent, 2020)

February 17, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

‘Dark Water’ is a tough album to review, but for a reason that does British singer-songwriter Katie Blount’s nine-track debut no discredit whatsoever. The “problem” is that while ‘Dark Water’ packs several punches of the folk-tinged […]

Magnolia Red “Ancient River” (Independent, 2020)

February 17, 2020 Ewan Lury 0

Magnolia Red are a band from the Norwegian North West Coast and their debut album ‘Ancient River’ takes us on a journey through all the different varieties of Americana music. Like their previous releases, the album […]

Stone Thieves “Church of the Medicine Man” (EP) (Independent, 2020)

February 14, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

A four-track E.P. for our delectation. Or maybe a three-track E.P. – the fourth track being a rearranged, piano-based reprise of the guitar-driven first track. Let’s not get bogged down in semantics though. These (fifty per […]

Sam Lewis “Solo” (Loversity Records, 2020)

February 14, 2020 Steven Howlett 0

Three albums into a solo recording career Sam Lewis has released a stripped down, lay it all bare fourth called ‘Solo’. The new release is a presentation of songs from his first three well-received albums, plus […]