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The Standing Waves “Early Reflections” (Independent, 2017)

March 3, 2017 David Cowling 0

Both standing waves and early reflections are terms to do with the physics of sound waves. The first sounds to reach a listener’s ears from sound waves bouncing off objects are the early reflections and I’m […]

Benjamin Folke Thomas “Copenhagen” (Louvaio, 2017)

March 2, 2017 David Cowling 0

Thomas’ opening gambit Good Enough For Me sparkles with lyrical ideas and has a few sticky hooks thrown in. The first line Wish I could come down from this pedestal strikes the right tone somewhere between two […]

Mandy Rowden “1000 Miles” (Independent, 2017)

February 28, 2017 Owen Gillham 0

Sometimes some records just don’t hit the mark… and from the drab artwork to the confusion of the songs that dwell within, that seems to be the case here. It’s a dreadful shame – given some […]

Israel Nash, The Islington, London, 22nd February 2017

February 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Israel Nash is on tour opening for Band of Horses, but this was a night off and an opportunity to play if not quite a secret gig then at the least an incredibly intimate one. The […]

Rab Noakes “The Treatment Tapes EP” (Neon Records 2017)

February 27, 2017 Dave Clarke 0

This is an outstanding and unforgettable record for two reasons: Firstly, it shines musically, and secondly, it tells the specific story of the discovery and treatment of Rab’s tonsillar cancer, diagnosed early in 2015. For both […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]