A voice full of character singing some great country-flavoured songs, played by a fine band. Phil Hooley has one of those voices, as smooth as melted chocolate and able to wrap itself around a lyric and […]
Enigmatic low-fi folk provides emotional clarity and literal obscurity. Damien Jurado has been making records for twenty-five years. This is the first release on his own label, Maraqopa Records, and his seventeenth studio album overall. Maybe […]
An evolved sound poses hard questions. Mention Lula Wiles and the response is likely to be tight harmonies, acoustic, folk and lyrics that tackle difficult subjects head-on. To that on their third album ‘Shame and Sedition’ […]
Short but sweet – The Crows are back with a suite of comfort and joy. ‘Butter Miracle Suite One’ is the first new music from Counting Crows in seven years and, comprising only four tracks, die-hard […]
A promising debut from home-grown multi-instrumentalist Sawyer, with southern Gothic flavours. ‘Ballads of the Mortal’ is the debut solo release on CD from Neal Sawyer, hailing from Staffordshire. Previously the founder and songwriter in quartet Guile, […]
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