Icarus Phoenix

Icarus Phoenix “Poor Sad Indie Thing” – touching the beautiful sad thoughts

March 4, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, Icarus Phoenix – Drew Danburry is like the musical Juggernaut, an unstoppable force pushing through the world, only in this case not crushing down but lifting up – or, at the least, consoling. ‘Poor Sad […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 171 – “The Sounds of Silence”

January 31, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Regular readers will know that I have often mentioned that since quitting full-time teaching, somehow, my life has become busier. This is, for the most part, a good thing. There’s no ossification or relentless routine as […]

Icarus Phoenix “Pedantic Myopia” – pedantic? Moi?

January 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The prolific Drew Danburry has penned another excellent new single for his band Icarus Phoenix – current lineup: Drew Danburry (gtr/vox), Eli Sims (drums), Leena Rhodes (gtr/vox/synth), Brendan Russell (bass) and Peyton Rodeffer (gtr/vox/etc) – the […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s top 20 songs of 2024: Part Two, 10-1

December 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 6

Earlier in the week we counted down numbers 20-11 of my standout tracks from 2024 – a mixture of Westcoast powerpop, indie-folk and straight down the line Americana, which of course is the raison d’etre of […]

Mark Whitfield, AUK Editor’s Top 20 songs of 2024: Part One, 20-11

December 16, 2024 Mark Whitfield 6

As I often remark these days, or these years, where once my musical life was all about albums, I along with apparently everyone under the age of 65 now have the attention span of a goldfish […]