Album Reviews
Seven Dark Lords “Ghost in Here”
There’s no sin in trying. At first, the name of this band conjured up an image of a wayward metal group offering up their album to Kerrang but Seven Dark Lords describe themselves as a new […]
Reviews
Live Reviews
Live Review: The (THL) Festival, Kirton in Lindsey, North Lincolnshire – 16th July 2023
The lyrics, “Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun, if the sun don’t come you get a tan from standing in the English rain,” by some small band from Liverpool with an uncanny understanding […]
Album Reviews
Lloyd Cole “On Pain”
Elegant, minimalist synthpop with some fine tunes. There are some people who may not have been paying attention over the past 40 years and still associate Lloyd Cole with the jangly guitars of his seminal debut […]
Album Reviews
M Ward “Supernatural Thing”
M Ward’s latest features many guests and many beautiful melodies. Opening with the Dylanesque ‘Lifeline‘, all acoustic guitar and subtle flourishes and a very rapid fade, M Ward sets out his stall. His voice is a […]
Album Reviews
Far From Saints “Far From Saints”
It’s only Patty Lynn, Dwight Baker and Kelly Jones, FFS. Not one to rest on his laurels, and although he has never even gone away, Kelly Jones is enjoying something of a renaissance right now. With […]