Author: Bob Fish

Album | S.G. Goodman – Planting by the Signs

When the whirlwind takes over it blows with unbelievable force, leaving an artist caught up in forces beyond their control. Two years of constant touring had that effect on S.G. Goodman. Getting back to rural western Kentucky she got caught…

Album | Jess Kerber – From Way Down Here

Jess Kerber has a way of tricking you into thinking she’s one thing, before you realise she’s really far more than the sum of her parts. She picked up her first guitar in Nashville at the age of 12, yet…

Album | Chloe Foy – Complete Fool

Four years used to be a lifetime in the music business. The Beatles were releasing albums every three months. Though it’s taken four years for Chloe Foy to offer Complete Fool, it was worth the wait. This is a very…

Album | Alan Sparhawk – With Trampled By Turtles

On the face of it, Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles could be the most unlikely combination of all time. Sparhawk’s last couple of albums with Low, especially Hey What, went to musical extremes, while Trampled by Turtles seem to…

Album | Snowpoet – Heartstrings

Snowpoet is a bit of a misnomer, there is nothing cold about this band. Lauren Kinsella’s voice combined with the keyboards of Chris Hyson reach into the soul of sounds, creating a warmth and magic not often associated with electronic…

Album | Kira Skov – What Ties Us Together, Will Keep Us ApartĀ  (Music from the Original TV Series Generations – 2025)

Family secrets probably should never see the light of day. Once they are revealed everything, and everyone, changes. Kira Skov’s new album, What Ties Us Together, Will Keep Us Apart is such a story, the soundtrack to a Danish TV…

Box set | Pentangle: The Albums: 1968-1972

The description of Pentangle as a British folk band has always been as misleading as it is inaccurate. Spanning musical genres, while Bert Jansch and John Renbourn were steeped in folk, they had roots in skiffle, ragtime, and medieval forms.…

Album | Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street

The physical distance from Portland, Oregon to New Orleans, Louisiana is 2,538 miles, but the psychic distance is far longer. That distance explains the story of Kassi Valazza’s new album, From Newman Street. Isolating from the outside world due to…

Album | Beirut – A Study of Losses

At times Beirut can seem a little esoteric. Zach Condon dropped out of high school at 17 and worked at a movie theater specialising in international films. There he learned about Fellini arias, Sicilian funeral brass and Balkan music. After…