Album Reviews
I Was A King “Until the End”
Warm, melodic and moving guitar music from Norway. I Was A King have been at the heart of the Norwegian music scene for the best part of 20 years. For their 10th studio album, the band […]
Reviews
Live Reviews
Live Review: Skinny Lister + Vandoliers + Claudia Kate, The Sugarmill Stoke-on-Trent – 11th December 2025
The Sugarmill in Hanley, Stoke on Trent has long been a staple of the indie and rock touring circuit, ever since its conversion from a scouting hall back in the distant past, but these days tends […]
Album Reviews
Folk Roundup – Anna Ling, Sinéad Willox, The Haar, Winter Wonderland and a various artists collection from Stafell Sbâr Sain (Sain’s Spare Room)
It’s December, so we allow our regular folk correspondent, Jonathan Aird, time off to trim his tree, deck the halls, put on his slippers and pour a glass of mulled wine. We are spoilt again this […]
Album Reviews
Joelton Mayfield “Crowd Pleaser”
An adventurous and largely successful foray into left-field indie country. Originally from Texas and raised in a “god-fearing” Pentecostal family, Nashville-based Joelton Mayfield was enveloped in the church throughout his formative years, his dissolution with their […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Robert Plant & Saving Grace + Burr Island, Royal Festival Hall, London – 11th December 2025
Are you ready to be beguiled? That’s the prime question that attaches itself to Robert Plant’s latest band. Do you want to explore new musical directions, hear things you haven’t heard before, or are you really […]