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Tenement & Temple “Tenement & Temple” (Thrum Recordings, 2019)

July 30, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie first came to prominence in the ’90s as part of the Scottish Indie rock band Thrum. During their initial, but somewhat short-lived incarnation, Thrum achieved critical acclaim, but only relatively modest […]

Robert LaRoche “A Thousand Shades” (Independent, 2019)

July 30, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

The six songs on Robert LaRoche’s new EP, ‘A Thousand Shades’, chart a journey through addictive, obsessive love and relationship break-ups. LaRoche’s pop background in The Sighs is evident in the rhythms, the warm vocal and […]

Erin Durant “Islands” (Keeled Scales, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Peter Churchill 0

Erin Durant takes her craft seriously. On the road, if a venue doesn’t have her instrument of choice, then she brings her 232-pound piano with her. With this revelation in mind, would this be the first […]

Origami Ghosts “Healthy Travel Potions” (Independent, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

If you put “wacky” into a thesaurus you get words and phrases like madcap, weird, zany, way-out, off the wall and mad, amongst others. Origami Ghost’s new album ‘Healthy Travel Options’ is all of those adjectives […]

Eilen Jewell “Gypsy” (Signature Sounds, 2019)

July 26, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

Press releases can be a little overblown at times but in listening to Eilen Jewell’s new release ‘Gypsy’ I would agree with one thing: it’s varied. The subject matter is widespread and the arrangements, instrumentation and […]