Album Reviews
Sean Rowe “New Lore” (Anti, 2017)
I really try to be fair when writing these reviews. I try not to get too caught up in my own taste, try to be a little bit objective at least, measure the records against what […]
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Alison Krauss ”Windy City” (Decca/Capitol, 2017)
Alison Krauss is phenomenal. Whether you look at figures like her record 27 Grammy Awards, millions of records sold, career longevity or simply judge her from the purity of her vocals, Krauss really is one of […]
Album Reviews
Warm Soda “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up” (Castle Face Records, 2017)
The fourth, and apparently last, album from Matthew Melton’s power-pop band Warm Soda is in an incandescent hurry – a dozen songs each clocking-in at well under three minutes, the whole album over in half an […]
Album Reviews
Ned Roberts “Outside My Mind” (Aveline, 2017)
“Outside My Mind” is the follow-up album to 2014’s eponymous debut from London based folk artist Ned Roberts – and it’s a confident and well-produced recording. In fact, in many ways this album belongs almost as […]
Album Reviews
Sweet Gum Tree “Sustain The Illusion” (Dreamy Bird Records 2017)
In the 1980’s alongside, all of the hardcore, reggae and The Fall, John Peel occasionally championed some bands that didn’t quite fit; they were self-consciously ‘arty’ and most of them would end up on 4AD records […]