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Greg Felden “Made of Strings” (Independent, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Dave Clarke 0

Already an established musician in America, where he is based in Los Angeles, this is Greg Felden’s full length debut album. His choice of producer here is significant – Al Sgro who began his professional career […]

Mekons “Deserted” (Glitterbeat Records, 2019)

June 10, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Forty years down the line, the Mekons remain one of the most credible bands to have emerged from Punk who are still drawing breath. One of the first outfits to recognise that authentic roots music could […]

Carson McHone, the Borderline, London, 30th May 2019

June 10, 2019 Mark Underwood 1

Well into a 40 date tour, Carson McHone proved tonight exactly why Loose Records invested time and effort in recruiting her to their record label at the back end of 2018. Resplendent in a white two […]

Sunday Morning “Four” (Bronson Recordings, 2019)

June 7, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

Following on from the release of Sicilian Fabrizio Cammarata’s critically acclaimed ‘Lights’, the Italian Americana (is that a coffee?) theme is continued by Sunday Morning, who returned with a new line-up in 2015 after eight years […]

Michael Roberts “Mixed Emotions” (Lost Honey Records, 2019)

June 7, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

Michael Roberts, leader of alt country band Wooden Dinosaur, steps up into the spotlight for his debut solo album, ‘Mixed Emotions’, a collection of nine songs written by Roberts himself. I’m guessing he simply felt that […]

Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”

July 9, 2026 0

Beguiling and imaginative second from Boston-based singer, musician and dancer. Sophie Wellington was born and raised in Virginia but moved to Boston to attend the renowned Berklee College of Music. On Her Bright Smile Haunts Me […]

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

July 9, 2026 0

And, at last, the temperature had begun to dip, so the only concern could be would the three record days in a row of June heat have caused the rail line any trouble; maybe there’d be […]

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

July 9, 2026 0

The frontman of The Federales, Benjamin Miller, is about to release a solo EP which celebrates his love for the Grateful Dead, and we have here the title track. These are Grateful Dead covers, and nor […]

Greg Felden “Made of Strings” (Independent, 2019)

Mekons “Deserted” (Glitterbeat Records, 2019)

Carson McHone, the Borderline, London, 30th May 2019

Sunday Morning “Four” (Bronson Recordings, 2019)

Michael Roberts “Mixed Emotions” (Lost Honey Records, 2019)

Sophie Wellington “Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still”

Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”