by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
Ex-Woods member Kevin Morby has revisited, upgraded and captured the essence of 70s folk pop music. This 9 track beauty is not only the perfect length for a record but is testament to why Morby felt the urge to leave…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | Travis – Everything at Once
Travis might be a one trick pony- the trick being catchy, jangly, perfect-as-a-backdrop-to-a-memory songs lasting no longer than three minutes and thirty seconds- but it’s a good trick. Sometimes, it’s nice to know what you can expect. Everything At Once…
by For Folk's Sake • • Comments Off on Album | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
The last place you’d expect to find an Australian band that combines folk, rock, heavy-metal, and prog, recording would be Daptone Studios in Brooklyn, but that’s where King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recorded their first release of 2016, Nonagon…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Singles Round-up | Isaac Gracie, Good Good Blood, Beth Orton, Kikagaku Moyo & Marissa Nadler
Isaac Gracie – Songs from My Bedroom EP Gracie has had everyone in the music industry in a bit of a tizz. Scavengers, I hear you say? Well, there’s certainly something here to devour. ‘Terrified’ displays a young songwriter, heart…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson is on fire on his new record. This 9 track 40-minute record is brimming with confidence, with joy and with a funky country groove that is hard to believe at times. It’s like one giant party for the…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – PersonA
If Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros were to be described in a single word, that word would be communal. Whether considering singalong, clap-along anthems ranging from the seminal “Home” to lesser-known burners like “They Were Wrong”, Alex Ebert’s brainchild…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album |PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
At the time of the whole Let England Shake album/tour cycle Harvey stated that if her next record took 10 years then so be it. That her ‘next’ record is here after half that time is something of a relief…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | The Lumineers – Cleopatra
The Lumineers 2nd album arrives four years after the band’s debut. It’s an ample period of time between debut and sophomore releases. The band hasn’t reinvented the wheel and has indeed returned with an eleven song collection of wonderfully lively…
by Joe Sweeting • • Comments Off on Album | Bellowhead – The Farewell Tour
After 10 years, 5 albums, countless gigs and a split-year farewell tour, the good ship Bellowhead, captained by John Speirs and Jon Boden, sails off into the sunset. This live set- 2 CD’s of tracks recorded in Autumn 2015 across…
by Dominic J Stevenson • • Comments Off on Album | Parquet Courts – Human Performance
Parquet Courts are a band you need in your life. The band signing to Rough Trade last year was both obvious and intriguing. The mostly bizarre, almost completely instrumental EP/album ‘Mona stic Living’ from late last year was anything if a…