Those who knew David Ian Roberts from his debut album, St. Roberts, may be taken aback by the strong-willed, one could say explosive Travelling Bright. The instrumental track ‘Carillon’, for instance, is reminiscent of the sunny jaunts by Balmorhea in…
If a songwriter is to draw you in, they need the ability to tell a story with not only their chosen instrument but their presence too. Lucy Rose has spent the time between her previous album Something’s Changing and No…
Under the light of the “Strawberry Moon” in 2016 (named for the time of year when the fruit is harvested), Luther Dickinson brought together a number of mostly female guests and recorded four days worth of music. The resulting collaboration…
Kurt Wagner and his ever-shifting Nashville collective left alt.country purists on the hard shoulder years ago. Always influenced by Curtis Mayfield and other soul legends, Wagner and co have morphed into a brand new proposition in recent times – heralded…
For a solid decade between 2003 and 2013, Adam Bendy toured and recorded with the New York quartet U-Melt, jamming amidst an ethereal blend of prog rock, funk, electronic, and jazz that eventually garnered the collective a national acclaim. Prior…
It’s not often a punk from a hog farm in Southern Illinois gets a chance to escape and raise rock hell with a band like The Scorchers, but Jason Ringenberg believed he could “kick American roots music into the modern…
Beware of the Dogs is the debut album by Australian Stella Donnelly. The album is deeply rooted in the jangle-pop tradition of her country. This is a decade-long tradition, but no one so far has really emerged as a potential…
From Australia with the Stanleys to America with Bud Summers, power pop has been seeing a resurgence in recent years. Seen by some as an unhip relic of the 70s and 80s, its contemporary revitalization sees the movement commingling with…
A gang of sweet angels punching you in the heart, Rainbow Girls’ sound originated in 2010 as an explosion of energy in California. After two frantic albums in 2013 and 2015 they mellowed out with a chilled originals album American…
Beginning with a boy and a dream, E.B. The Younger describes himself in a biography with pure honesty and humour. Instantly grabbing your attention, his own originality shines throughout this debut solo outing from Midlake’s Eric Pulido. Finding purpose and…