What might be most surprising about the latest compilation by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, simply titled Jazz On The Corner Two released via Acid Jazz records, is the couple aren’t adoring the cover in the same coloured trousers. What…
The smooth sophistication of Joel Sarakula is a welcome relief in lockdown, kick back, grab a cold lemonade and listen to the easy breeze funk, soul and blues of his new album Companionship released by Legere Recordings. Dabbling with sounds…
Eoin Dolan evokes a sense of nostalgic optimism with a vintage pop sound on new EPJune Hope.Inspired by early John Lennon solo material, 1960s French pop and vintage calypsocompilations, June Hope charts a journey from youth to young adulthood through…
Doves have emerged from the studio after their eleven-year hold on new music with Carousels, a swirling, percussive groove that emphatically unfurls their flag at the peak of British music once more. Tracing memories of childhood innocence, wild nights on the Waltzers and the…
With their previous releases touching the same genes that helped Teenage Fanclub, The Fall and Wedding Present achieve critically acclaimed success, West On Colfax release their debut long player Barfly Flew By via Greenhorse Records, mixing Americana, blues, folk and…
The unveiling of another new Paul Weller album is becoming a regular hallowed ritual that uncovers musical treats and bonuses that you might never expected the Modfather to breach. His recent releases have seen experimental, kraut, library and many more…
Some things come as easy as pie and the new album from Ian Skelly saw the solo artist, The Coral drummer and occasional co-conspirator in Serpent Power, become diviner of twelve, new songs laid down in effortless, collaborative joy in Berlin during 2019. Skelly’s new album, Drifter’s Skyline, full…
With the rebirth of Menswe@r it’s the perfect opportunity to re-evaluate the period of time they become prominent in the early 90’s with the latest fab release by one of the originators of The Sound Gallery, the legendary Martin Green…
Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die, released summer 2020, is a glossy 353 page hard back book written by Andrew Krivine published via Rocket 88 Books. With a standard £30 edition plus a whopping £275 super duper edition…
Cow are similar in their musical output to Everything But The Girl, with band leaders and songwriters Mark and Maxine exhibiting a delicate sound to their folk pop textures, The Carpenters, Nick Drake and Bobbie Gentry spring to mind as…