From Denton, Texas to points around the globe, hope has been in short supply. While it may be just beyond our reach, Midlake on their new album, A Bridge To Far, realise it is also a necessity. One that has…
Album | Midlake – A Bridge To Far
Category: Reviews
Album | Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World
If ever we need Mavis Staples, it’s now. The 86-year-old has been there, done that, and is still standing, or at least according to her new album’s cover, sitting, hands-crossed at the table. Maybe a little less steady in the voice and…
Album | The Dreaming Spires – Normal Town
Returning to the fray after almost 10 years away, The Dreaming Spires’ Normal Town burns with a fire that rages at going quietly into the dying light. Robin and Joe Bennett, along with Jamie Dawson, Tom Collison and Nick Fowler,…
Album | Alexa Rose – Atmosphere
The world works in strange ways. Just when you think you have what you need, the world throws you a curveball changing everything. For Alexa Rose, Hurricane Helene forced her to take a second look at what she had recording…
Album | Josienne Clarke – Far From Nowhere
It’s brave to step outside of the chaos sometimes, for there’s a comfort to be found in crowds. Josienne Clarke, armed with little more than her guitar, sought space in a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands where, in a…
Album | Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – The Strangers’ Share
Rolling into the crimson and gold leaves, steaming mugs, and creeping nights of autumn, The Strangers’ Share is the perfect, peaceful musical offering for a season where we turn inwards, cosy up on the sofa, and find ourselves gazing out…
Album | The Barr Brothers – Let It Hiss
Let It Hiss is more than the title of The Barr Brothers latest LP, it redefines who they are and what they believe. It is a battle cry, a shot that shatters the illusion of perfection. Let It Hiss is…
Album | The Autumn Defense – Here and Nowhere
An abiding love of musical masterpieces like The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, Love’s Forever Changes and The Kinks’ Village Green Preservation Society set the stage for the latest release from The Autumn Defense, Here and Nowhere. The influences of John…
Album | Ninebarrow – The Hour of the Blackbird
The voice is a most marvelous instrument, it has a flexibility to move the mind in ways that fuel the heart and soul, which is what makes Ninebarrow’s new album, The Hour of the Blackbird, a most mystical experience. While…
Album | Amanda Shires – Nobody’s Girl
Amanda Shires has been dealing with her fair share of ghosts. Finally emerging from her divorce from Jason Isbell, along with the loss of both her grandmother and father, Nobody’s Girl looks at the wreckage of the last few years.…