The Pleasures

The Pleasures live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 15th November 2025

Live Review: The Pleasures + Andrew Leahey, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 15th November 2025

November 24, 2025 Graeme Tait 2

The contribution made by Australian artists to the Country and Americana music scene worldwide is far too often overlooked, particularly on this side of the pond, yet they have produced some of the finest musicians and […]

The Pleasures “Enemy Of My Enemy”

August 19, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

A cynical litany of love gone wrong. Born from hectic writing sessions late at night, The Pleasures have offered an album that critically examines where the blame lies in lost love. The Melbourne-based duo, Catherine Britt […]

Video: The Pleasures “Was It Something I Said?”

July 31, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

The Pleasures is the musical collaboration between Catherine Britt and Lachlan Bryan. It’s a partnership that began with an exchange of late-night texts that led, seemingly inevitably, to a manic week of writing and recording new […]

Maverick Festival returns for 2024

March 28, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The UK’s Maverick Festival has announced that the 2024 event will take place in the barns and fields of Easton Farm Park, Suffolk from Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th July. The festival which is in […]

artwork for The Pleasures album "The Beginning of the End"

The Pleasures “The Beginning of The End”

November 16, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Don’t go calling Ghostbusters when there are Homewreckers and Mutual Friends to help you. Formed in 2021, The Pleasures are fronted by Australian country music icon Catherine Britt who has an established, well-decorated, musical background. With […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

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 […]

Live Review: The Pleasures + Andrew Leahey, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 15th November 2025

The Pleasures “Enemy Of My Enemy”

Video: The Pleasures “Was It Something I Said?”

Maverick Festival returns for 2024

The Pleasures “The Beginning of The End”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

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

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

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album