It’s been four years since I first saw Tom Williams & the Boat perform on a mini BBC Introducing tour of Kent – the moment I chose to probe the band using my rookie work experience reporter technique and an…
Category: Records
Album | Megan Reilly – The Well
We weren’t remotely familiar with Megan Reilly until first hearing ‘Sew The Theads Into Your Heart’ and falling for it pretty much straight away. That means we can’t do anything like tell you where this album might sit alongside the…
Album | Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game
Rufus Wainwright’s seventh studio album, released a full fourteen years after his first, shows an artist who’s swapped addictions to crystal meth and chocolate milk for healthier appetites: fatherhood and a desire to make fully-fledged ‘danceable’ pop music, to name but…
Album | Cornshed Sisters – Tell Tales
How do you like your harmonies? Rich and plentiful? Well this one could be for you. Despite a name which alludes to the deep south of America, the Cornshed Sisters are actually from the north east of England. Indeed, north-east…
Album | M. Ward – A Wasteland Companion
M Ward’s A Wasteland Companion is a graceful, forward thinking work, a natural next step from his previous solo work. It is still his brand of relating his wide musical influence through his unique stylistic filter and he is still…
Album | Lightships – Electric Cables
I spoke recently of my love for indie-pop, well it seems as though Gerard Love was listening because he’s bestowed another gem of guitar-driven pop upon the world. Lightships’ maiden offering, Electric Cables, is a beautiful surprise, one that sneaks…
EP | MayMay – MayMay
What began as songwriter Laural Simmons’ idea to send a message to her friends and family back home in Arizona has turned into Portland’s latest emerging folk act, MayMay. Their five-track debut EP is a brief but engaging collection of…
Album | Moonface – With Siinai: Heartbreaking Recovery
Spencer Krug’s second album as Moonface comes in the form of the ambitious Heartbreaking Recovery. Enlisting Finnish band Siinai to help, this is a collection of synth-based tales of heartache and unrequited love which promises to leave the listener deeply…
Album | Sennen – Lost Harmony
For their third album, Sennen retreated to a North London studio while last year’s riots raged around them, but on Lost Harmony they found calm within the storm. Their subtle melodies and rhythms are understated, tranquil, but almost hypnotic, carrying…
Album | Maps & Atlases – Beware & Be Grateful
Like a heavily sugared iced chai latte – a bit too weird and way too rich for some people’s tastes – Maps & Atlases are just my cup of tea. If you want to quickly fit Maps & Atlases into…