In the likely words of the industry suits, Ireland is so hot right now, musically at least. Ironically the industry’s … More
Tag: Folk
Tunng – Love You All Over Again review
There must, in 2025, be some kind of algorithmic supercomputer thing that knows the answer to this question: “If an … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #38 Nick Drake – River Man
Released: 1969 Much more than five decades after it was originally released, depositing River Man – indeed, anything by Nick … More
Katy J Pearson – Someday, Now
Like most people, musicians rarely get time for a bit of self care, so Katy J Pearson’s downtime spent amongst … More
Fink – Beauty In Your Wake review
As recording locations go, few sound more idyllic than a converted chapel in a tiny Cornish village, but for Fin … More
Bess Atwell – Light Sleeper review
It’s something of a myth that getting the right producer means that an album will stand for maximum creative fulfillment … More
Jessica Pratt – Here In The Pitch review
If you subscribe to the argument that not many people came out of the pandemic’s other side without experiencing change, … More
100 Greatest songs of the 60’s #88 Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Released: 1969 It might have seemed heretical at the time, especially to those who favoured one mode or another, but … More
Gruff Rhys – Sadness Sets Me Free review
Ultimately, isn’t everything just a number? the PR accompanying Sadness Sets Me Free points out that it’s the 25th album … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #13 Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
Released: 2009 Never a man to take a backward step, Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra once posed the question to … More
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