Loudon Wainwright’s voice is still in sharp and fine fettle. Not only that, but the meaning the words seem to carry is both profound and delightful. A man, in his late sixties, with bitter and joyous memories, and a voice…
The Italian-born folk songstress Emma Tricca returns with her second album, Relic, following on from the delicate and hushed Minor White, released back in 2009. Whereas the tracks on Minor White were sparsely arranged, with the emphasis purely on Tricca,…
Conversation of Mass – Paul Spring from Paul Spring on Vimeo. ‘Conversation of Mass’ is taking from State of the Union, the 2013 album by Minnesota musician Paul Spring. Over the winter, which lasts a while in Minnesota, he chose…
While this is Stephen Steinbrink’s first release, either solo or as part of French Quarter, in the UK, the Arizona-born singer-songwriter has been around for some time. Arranged Waves marks his seventh solo album of artful pop, and one of…
King Creosote’s love letter to Scotland could not have come at a better time with the eyes of the world turning north for the Commonwealth Games and the upcoming independence referendum. But don’t expect a collection of rousing anthems –…
Ruu Campbell is a man who has travelled the world, collaborated with electric collective the Cinematic Orchestra and worked as vocalist for Leftfield for two years and now he is on the cusp of releasing debut album Heartsong, recorded in…