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J. Briozo “Deep In The Waves” (Swallow The Music, 2017)

February 1, 2018 David Cowling 0

J.Briozo is in fact Jeff Crandall, the lead singer of Swallows, who found himself writing a parallel set of songs as Swallows recorded their third album. He invited his band mates along to fill in the […]

Alpha Mule “Peripheral Vision” (Giant Meteor Records, 2018)

February 1, 2018 Martyn Ingham 0

Eric Stoner and Joe Forkan, both visual artists by day, come together to form a potent partnership much greater than its parts. Their website claims influence by rock, blues, bluegrass, folk and traditional country and to […]

Boathouse Keepers “Emperor of Oranges” (Backwater Records 2017)

January 31, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

If the lyrics to most popular music can usually be reduced to the essentials of “Baby I love you,” or “why did you leave me?” then you have to applaud the efforts of any musical act […]

Steve Hartsoe “The Big Fix Deluxe Edition” (Independent 2017)

January 31, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Crashing into life with the big Pettyesque footstomper ‘Said and Done’ this album bursts forth on a wave of Californian country rock, a breezy West Coast sound from a breezy West Coast resident. A former rock […]

Ewan Cruickshanks “A Glasgow Band” (Armellodie Records 2018)

January 30, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Ewan Cruickshanks is a keen supporter of the Glaswegian roots music scene, with a radio show affiliated to the local university, and February sees the release of his debut album. ‘Y.N.D. (Youth Never Dies),’ the instrumental only […]