Michael Head

Various “Sing And They’ll Sing Your Song” (Megaphone, 2018)

January 12, 2018 David Cowling 0

This album provides a retrospective of the twenty years of Megaphone records, founded by Stephane Bismuth after putting together Shack and Arthur Lee for a tour. The label released The Magical World of the Strands […]

Tobacco City “Tobacco City, USA”

August 5, 2021 0

Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at […]

Artwork for Leah Shaw Album Play Beautifully

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

August 5, 2021 0

A complex, painful theme handled with elegance, honesty and power. When an album centres on a single theme, one key question is whether they can sustain the listener’s interest throughout on that subject. In this […]

Orion Walsh “So Many Places to See”

August 5, 2021 0

Enjoyable, narrative songs, just lacking that something extra in a year of great music. Orion Walsh has released seven albums over the last decade. His press assures us that ‘So Many Places to See’ is […]

Tobacco City “Tobacco City, USA”

Album Reviews

August 5, 2021 0

Laidback, cool, West Coast country from a new Gram and Emmylou. It’s strange how a pedal steel can evoke thoughts of either a deep south dive bar full of rednecks or a trippy night at […]

Video: The Delevantes “Little By Little”

Videos

August 5, 2021 0

Part of the bedrock of alt.country, the Delevantes make a welcome return with a brand new single, ‘Little By Little‘ ahead of the album, ‘A Thousand Turns‘. Brought up in a working-class New Jersey family, […]

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

Album Reviews

August 5, 2021 0

Shuffle: Australia – Part 1

Columns

August 5, 2021 0

I recently took the plunge and purchased a load of new music from Bandcamp, and one thing that I noticed was that there were a lot of Australian bands, which got me thinking about my […]