Noah Derksen

Noah Derksen “Sanctity of Silence”

March 21, 2023 Tim Martin 0

An album which needs time to reveal the quality of the songwriting. Noah Derkson’s Bandcamp page presents his view of himself and his music. “Born and raised in the heart of the Canadian prairies and maturing […]

Noah Derksen “America, Dreaming” (Independent, 2019)

November 27, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0

Noah Derksen has found the perfect mix of warm vocals and expert guitar playing to make a great autumnal release. ‘Dreaming, America’ focuses on the American born Canadian exploring the states. The list of things that are […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

April 13, 2026 0

Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being […]

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

April 13, 2026 0

Established Yorkshire songstress reinforces her reputation for excellence with fine mini-album. Any new single release ahead of a new album is always a teaser. After the video premiere of her new single The Losing Hand on […]

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

April 13, 2026 0

Kurt Vile has announced his new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me (note the lowercase words just to upset copy editors!) (there’s a special place in hell for artists who use lowercase for album titles – […]

Noah Derksen “Sanctity of Silence”

Noah Derksen “America, Dreaming” (Independent, 2019)

For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

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