Surge and the Swell

Surge and the Swell “Offering”

March 17, 2022 Tim Martin 0

The songwriting and singing never drop below excellent on a solid debut album. After a couple of years of “lockdown albums” we seem to be moving beyond them to rather more optimistic songwriting. Surge and the […]

Track Premiere: Surge And The Swell “Hard Work”

March 8, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Hard at work or hardly working? Surge and the Swell are talking to the former with their new song ‘Hard Work‘. Surge and the Swell is the collaboration vehicle of Minnesota-based Americana, Indie/Folk singer-songwriter Aaron Cabbage, […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]