Sarah Howells goes by a few names, but the one she is currently making use of is “Bryde”. Best known as half of pop/folk duo Paper Aeroplanes, Howells is taking a break from the band which regularly populated BBC Radio…
There is no getting around it. Laura Gibson’s voice is quiet. On stage, protected by the hushed anticipation of a near-silent crowd, that is much of what gives Gibson her power as a performer. That and her knack for a…
Michael Kiwanuka blew a lot of us away with the accomplished beauty of his debut Home Again, so much so that it’s difficult to believe it was four years ago. But Kiwanuka has not rushed the follow-up, making sure that…
In any case, The Accidentals are a band that has seen exponential growth since their inception. Beginning as a project between two self-proclaimed “orch dorks” in the midst of a shared high school class, Savannah Buist and Katie Larson have…
In the same week that Blonde on Blonde celebrates its 50th birthday, Bob Dylan is ready to release the latest record of his incredible career. Fallen Angels follows on from Shadows In the Night, and like its predecessor is made…
Usually I’m against the concept of special editions of albums coming out a few months after the original – a blatant push to get fans to fork out cash all over again for a couple of extra tracks. But if…