Neil Hannon is firmly ensconced as one of the premier songwriters of his generation. His way with words, his wit, and his ability to craft a song about two people in their dotage who, in order to find their inner…
Nothing prepares you for Pentimento by Carson McHone. It diverges from the mainstream more often than not. From the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1840, to the bird song that follows then is repeated on a rickety piano, let…
On 26th August 2019, the world stopped for friends, family, and fans of Denville-born singer-songwriter Neal Casal. However, though he is gone, his legacy lives on through his music. So it is with No One Above You (The Early Years…
Margo Price has clearly spent some time in church. There’s sense of solemnity to the music of ‘Prelude (Hard Headed Woman)’, that takes you back to those early days spent in the pews. Yet, when she sings, “I’m a hard…
Closing off the main chapter of summer is Anna Tivel’s seventh full-length studio album Animal Poem. Produced with Sam Weber, most of the recordings were created in a wonderfully collaborative space with many of Tivel’s closest friends making music together…
Living in Los Angeles can take a lot out of a person. For Eve Adams the city had begun to take a toll. She longed for the open spaces, and the high desert offered the serenity she lacked. As a…
While Marissa Nadler currently lives in Nashville, in many respects the music of New Radiations may feel more comfortable on the English moors or in the early New England countryside. Between the often gauzy, layered vocals and her sometimes shocking…
Rather than entering psycho-analysis Hayes Carll made an album. We’re Only Human spends a lot of time looking at life, trying to find answers. Along the way he came up with 10 songs that speak to the human condition and…
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…