Looking back on pieces written during the pandemic – particularly those published in the first weeks of global doubt and … More
Tag: Folk
My New Band Believe – My New Band Believe Review
Whisper it quietly. Or shout it at one or all of your flatmates, especially the one who doesn’t cook for … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #5 Lankum – Go Dig My Grave
Released: 2023 The past: ominous, easily forgotten, deliberately misinterpreted, a place where only ghosts know the truth. More than ever … More
Pavey Ark – More Time, More Speed review
Pavey Ark are more of a thing than some people. They began as a solo project for Neil Thomas, who … More
Iona Zajac – Bang review
As a writer there’s a very easy way to approach Bang, the debut album from Scottish singer Iona Zajac. This … More
Brògeal – Tuesday Paper Club review
Let’s bless the mavericks. Let’s celebrate the rogues. Let’s take time to salute the people who we would never dare … More
Gulp – Beneath Strawberry Moons review
There’s a certain skill – you could call it a gift – in being able to write music which is … More
Lord Huron – The Cosmic Selector Vol 1 review
The general rule in popular music is that the more different influences you splice your work with, the narrower the … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 20’s So Far #53 Daniel Rossen – Shadow In the Frame
Released: 2022 In an age where you can be hauled off the street just for being from somewhere someone doesn’t … More
Vashti Bunyan – Lookaftering Expanded Edition review
It’s the scourge of modernity that has many looking to the past; whether we really want to live in a … More