Album Reviews
The Sheepdogs “Outta Sight”
As the pandemic recedes, a Canadian rock band gets people up and on their feet. The Sheepdogs’ ‘Outta Sight’ is the album you kinda hope would be leading the way out of the pandemic era. It […]
Reviews
Album Reviews
Josh Rouse “Going Places”
A pleasant if undemanding album that asks little of the listener and gives little in return. Josh Rouse spent the throes of the Covid-19 lockdowns in Spain where he, like so many during that time, conceived […]
Album Reviews
Noah Reid “Adjustments”
Well-observed reflections on life delivered with a powerful musical ease. Have you noticed how music and album reviews can often head off down some side track focussing, or even fixating, on what the ‘other thing’ is […]
Album Reviews
Connor Garvey “Another End to a Year”
A sincere, soulful and accomplished album. ‘Another End to a Year’ is the first full release by award-winning songwriter Connor Garvey since 2014. According to its press release, the album has had a long and ‘perilous’ […]
Book Reviews
Book Review – Courtney S. Lennon “Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver”
Billy Joe Shaver is one of those songwriters that never received a lot of attention on this side of the Atlantic, which is a shame, because he was one of the best writers that country music […]