Category: Reviews

Live: Peggy Sue & First Aid Kit @ The Garage, London

Having seen Peggy Sue more recently in a festival field and First Aid Kit in the heavenly Union Chapel, on first impressions The Garage seemed something of a mis-match. A dark, low-ceilinged, intimate venue with a reputation as a rite…

Album: Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo

Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, or Avi Buffalo to his friends, has brought together his group of young musicians from Long Beach, California, at the tender age of just 18 and they really have created a summer album with a twist. The cheery…

Album: Huw M – Os Mewn Swn

I don’t speak Welsh and have not one inkling of what Huw M’s gentle, warm voice is murmuring throughout Os Mewn Swn. But still, it’s entrancing listening to a stream of what sounds, to the uneducated, like beautiful gibberish, delivered…

EP: Pete Roe — Merry-Go-Round

When I was little I used to think that Merry-Go-Rounds were fun, yet as soon as I jumped on those golden sparkly horses I would feel disappointed because they wouldn’t take me anywhere far. The Merry-Go-Round is Pete Roe’s first…

Live: Adelaide’s Cape @ The Gladstone, London Bridge

It’s rare that I write a gig review that begins with a discussion of the venue, but in this case I feel I have little choice in the matter.  The Gladstone is a lovely little pub round the corner from…