Mara Simpson calls Watamu, Wellington, Berlin and Brighton home, which might explain why her sound is so difficult to pin down. Big, soulful vocals play out over a blend of folk and blues, while she uses her unique background to…
In this eponymously-titled album Eric Bachmann has made a conscious break from his previous post-Archers of Loaf project Crooked Fingers and produced what he describes as the most raw and honest record of his career. But don’t let that mislead…
American Primitive recalls a certain style of guitar playing popularised by the likes of John Fahey and Robbie Basho. Glenn Jones has more than a fleeting knowledge of the two having toured with, and produced live discs for both artists.…
“Love, love, love…love is the answer.” So sings Emmy the Great on the fourth track of this, her third album. It’s a familiar statement. Reassuring. Sweetly delivered. Beautifully rendered. Oh…there’s more…”But I’m a comfortable liar,” she adds. A sting in…
Radical Face, AKA Ben Cooper, will release The Family Tree: The Leaves next week, the third and final instalment in his Family Tree series which has documented the lives of a fictional family spanning over a century (The Roots was…
Awake is without a doubt the most fitting name for Folly & the Hunter’s latest album. The incomparably gorgeous title track is deserving of a review itself. The track features swelling strings and an upbeat piano riff, uncharacteristic of Folly…