Album Reviews
Ordinary Elephant “Honest” (Independent, 2019)
One thing that should be made clear from the outset about ‘Honest’ is that there is not a weak track on the album. This is only partly down to the strength of the material – a […]
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Album Reviews
Who? What? Where? Why? & Werewolves “Greatest Hits” (Independent, 2019)
Indie bluegrass from Philadelphia? Complicated moniker? Super ironic album title? Hipster alert senses are tingling with this reviewer. However, let’s not judge a book by its cover. These guys (Andrew Fullerton and Matt Orlando) were formerly […]
Album Reviews
The Get Ahead “Deepest Light” (Jullian Records, 2019)
The ‘Deepest Light’ from Portland-based quintet The Get Ahead, is a difficult album to categorise. Embracing the sounds of americana by way of some floaty ’70s disco rock: songs catch you unawares. Not overly disconcerting, it […]
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Book Review – Michael Washburn “Southern Accents” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)
Here we have the latest in Bloomsbury Academic’s excellent 33 1/3 series. For those of you not familiar with these books they are, basically, album liner notes on steroids! For anyone that really wants to get […]
Live Reviews
William The Conqueror, the Lexington, London, 21st May 2019
“What’s up London?” Out on a 21 date tour to promote the second of his autobiographical trio of albums under the moniker of his alter ego, “William the Conqueror,” the praise continues to pour in for […]