Spain

Songs for the apocalypse: Spain “Hoped and Prayed”

October 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Josh Haden makes slooowwww music at the best of times, music which drips with atmosphere. I first came across his band Spain when a song of theirs was featured On the best TV series ever […]

Track premiere: Valparaiso “Bury My Body”

September 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Valparaiso release their debut album ‘Broken Homeland’ tomorrow and they’ve shared the track Bury My Body from the record with us which features some striking vocals from Shannon Wright. The Parisian musical collective deriving from […]

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Edmunds “Repeat When Necessary”

Classic Americana Albums

January 19, 2022 2

Echoes of the ‘50s but this music created a new wave with a Rockpile foundation. Dave Edmunds is an obsessive fan of ‘50s rock’n’roll, early ‘60s black and white pop, early R&B and country music, […]

Peter Bogdanovich’s “Very Last Picture Show” revisited

Features

January 19, 2022 0

A classic film of the 1970s’ – with its lonesome cheating heart in Texas. Film director Peter Bogdanovich died on the 6th of January this year – the news of which brought to mind what I […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 42

Columns

January 19, 2022 0

Parent’s evenings ain’t wot they used to be. As I noted last week we are back in the swim from the very off this term and I had my first parent’s evening on Wednesday but […]

Anna Ash “Sleeper”

Album Reviews

January 19, 2022 0

Beautifully articulate lyrics to atmospheric vocals. Trying to categorise this absorbing collection of songs that is Anna Ash’s third full album proved a waste of time. Singer/songwriter is true but falls far short in describing […]

Track Premiere: Aaron Skiles and Matt Patton “Love & Guilt”

Tracks

January 19, 2022 0

Aaron Skiles is half the lead – with his wife Rebecca – of the band Bourbon Therapy, who have been favourably compared to Counting Crows. In that band Aaron mainly contributes vocals and bass, but […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Spain “Hoped and Prayed”

Track premiere: Valparaiso “Bury My Body”

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