It’s not often you hear a folk musician cite Philip Glass as one of his main influences, so you know Sean O’Neill is going to offer something a bit different. This is not different for the sake of it though…
Marian McLaughlin came to our attention in an email which said she makes songs of “breathtaking scope and exquisite detail”. This sounded like a big claim, until we listened to the music and discovered that this description is 100% accurate.…
Vashti Bunyan’s more than 30-year absence from popular music was almost as epic as Bill Fay’s. His numbered 41 years between albums. Vashti returned in 2005, 35 years after her debut record. These are certainly facts and cases worth examining.…
It can’t be easy being the drummer in Radiohead, especially when releasing a solo album and hoping to be taken seriously. So, four years on from his eventual debut solo outing comes Philip Selway’s follow-up, Weatherhouse. It might not even…
The almost Joy Division-esque opening to Haley Bonar’s Last War is odd. It soon settles you as Bonar’s pleasant but not life-altering voice breaks the uncertainty. The cover of this record is perhaps the most brutal part, and seems to…
Northampton born Charlotte Carpenter has released more snippets of her undeniable talent with fourth EP Take It All. Since graduating from a Popular Music Course at Derby University the singer-songwriter has been building up wide spread recognition and support across…