Across centuries and civilisations, the sun has been a symbol of hope, and it is definitely the star of the show in Way to the Sun, the sophomore album by powerhouse duo Minor Gold, comprised of Dan Parsons and Tracy…
Patty Griffin always seems to find a way to carry on. She’s faced her share of hardship, having recovered from breast cancer and then lost her voice due to radiation treatment. As the youngest of seven children, she had a…
Explaining the music of Soft Hearted Scientists one struggles to find the proper words. It’s much like trying to make sense of the pathways that lead from George Washington to Donald Trump. The task is to come to terms with…
Don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of The Swell Season. It’s been sixteen years since Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová released their second album. Unbelievably, an entire generation may never have heard of the band, their film Once or…
When Allo Darlin’ announced in 2023 they were going to play their first gigs in seven years, having bid what we thought was an emotional farewell at London’s Scala back in 2016, tickets sold out in minutes. The appetite to…
Imagine an 84-year-old Canadian woman creating an album with a band of London’s cosmic cowboys. If you made this up no one would believe you. Proving that truth is actually stranger than fiction, the Canadian in question, Bonnie Dobson, joined…
Known to an adoring army of fans as the powerhouse frontwoman of Holy Moly and the Crackers, Ruth Lyon’s solo project has been simmering away in the background for a while and now gets to take centre stage. It is…
After his multi-coloured ‘Manchester’ album trilogy – full of mishaps, misturns and superbly skewed songwriting – came BC Camplight’s break-up record, 2023’s The Last Rotation of Earth. The title and black-and-white photographic cover of its follow-up suggests seriousness, Brian Christinzio staring at…
For North Carolina folk duo Watchhouse, comprised of Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin, it all began over a decade ago in coffee shops and local restaurants. Now, they are one of the biggest success stories in 21st century indie music,…
With The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy, Texas-born James McMurtry bursts back onto the scene four years since his last album with a voice reminiscent of the great Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. This new chapter features the likes…