ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Kevin Critchley Album: As I Disappear Reviewer: Graham Holland It would seem Kevin Critchley has come full circle. Having started his recording career as Kevin Critchley then adding more musicians and morphing into the Kevin Critchley Outfit (later renamed KCO) before transforming into The Fifth Movement, he is now backContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: David James Robertson Album: Forgiven Reviewer: Allan Cairns In a varied and widespread career David James Robertson has played in Swansea-based band Sopha and Midlands band Riley, as well as various solo work. This debut solo album, which has been two decades in the making, is a labour of loveContinue Reading
Live review: Love Folk Festival Date: Friday 13th & Saturday 14th February 2015 Venue: The Atkinson Reviewer: Peter Cowley – FATEA Magazine Love Folk? Who doesn’t Love Folk? The invitation from The Atkinson was to “spend the most romantic weekend of year with us dancing, singing, drinking, eating and generallyContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Craig Lawlor Single – If You Knew Release date – 24th January 2015 Reviewer – Will Barnes I was provided with a YouTube link to a video of this song, and seeing it begin playing before managing to switch my computer’s speakers on didn’t really fill me with confidence. Craig LawlorContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Various Artists Album: Mellowtone: Ten Years Reviewer: Alan O’Hare Talk about a labour of love. “We hope our selection gives a taste of the city’s unplugged underground from 2004 to 2014,” says curator Dave McTague. He can rest easy. McTague, as lots of you will already know, is theContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Shoes4Brakes Album: The Winner Stays On Reviewer: Stuart Todd Shoes4Brakes are a lively acoustic duo, featuring lead singer and guitarist Gareth Jones and cajôn/percussionist and backing singer Simon Hadfield. Since the two came together in 2012, Shoes4Brakes have steadily built up a reputation as one of the most exciting liveContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Iain Till EP – The Rise And The Fall Release date – November 2014 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare (Listen on BandCamp) To make music this sparse stand out from the crowd, the singer has to be able to whisper something into your ear. Fortunately for Iain Till, his voice is sublime. The songwriter (andContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Thom Morecroft Single – On All Night Release date – 28th November 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp (Listen on SoundCloud) Shropshire born, Liverpool based solo artist Thom Morecroft, 23, has released his debut single On All Night. With a varied list of favourite recording artists e.g. Bob Dylan, The Beatles,Continue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Maxi Dunn Single – Perfect Sorrow Release date – 15th October 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp Having musical influence from the likes of Sam Brown, Japan and Kate Bush, Maxi Dunn has mastered her sound and has built up a loyal following for the past twenty years or so. She nowContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Windmill Single – One More Dance Release date – 17th November 2014 Reviewer – Allan Cairns This is Windmill’s latest single following their previous singles Birdman, Where Are We Now and Tiny Children. If One More Dance is a taste of their upcoming debut album Sandcastle then we have a treatContinue Reading
