Artist – Shadow Captain Single – The Pan Piper Release date – 2nd October 2020 Reviewer – Barry Briercliffe The new single from Shadow Captain (Stuart Todd) is a folky affair, which sees an Irish feel mixed with songwriting as strong as Lennon and McCartney. Picking up where previous single Hey Django left off,Continue Reading
Helen Maw Music · Playing With Fire Artist – Helen Maw Single – Playing With Fire Released – 8th August 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic Local singer-songwriter, pianist and saxophonist Helen Maw lights up the stage with her latest single release ‘Playing With Fire.’ The 23 year old singer played the Liverpool Digital Music Festival earlier this year and canContinue Reading
Artist – Bobhowla Single – Midnight Fears Released – 18th September 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic Last year Bobhowla made a welcome return to the music scene with the terrific single ‘Sail Down The Water’, which was celebrated with a well-received launch at 81 Renshaw. The group is the brainchild of Southport resident Howard Doupe,Continue Reading
Artist – Barry Briercliffe Album – One Step Forward Released – 19th June 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic This year has seen the welcome return of Liverpool singer-songwriter and performer Barry Briercliffe. Work and family commitments have kept the artist occupied but music has always been the main focus of hisContinue Reading
Artist – Only Child EP – Sound Released – 4th September 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic In the absence of live performances, the lockdown period has seen many musicians adapt to the new environment with online gigs. With the recording of the fourth album on hold, Only Child take a detour with theirContinue Reading
Artist – Mike West Album – The Next Life Released – 7th August 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic The Next Life is the long-awaited debut album by Mike West, following on from his live debut EP ‘Rusted’ (2017). A consummate live performer, I had the honour of sharing the bill with the artistContinue Reading
Artist – Aviator Album – All You Haters Released – 22nd June 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare, Liverpool Acoustic Aviator is ex-Cast, Shack and Echo & The Bunnymen bass player and backing vocalist Pete Wilkinson. The backing vocalist tag is key to understanding what Wilkinson did next after his acclaimed adventures withContinue Reading
Artist – John Jenkins Album – Growing Old – Songs From My Front Porch Released – 26th April 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare, Liverpool Acoustic Albums are on a collision course with disaster. It’s not too hard to see into a future where ten or twelve songs, collected together by an artistContinue Reading
Artist – Shadow Captain Single – Hey Django Release date – 5th June 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Looking for something to make you smile? ‘Hey Django’ is the first single from the forthcoming album from Liverpool’s Shadow Captain. A toe-tapper to walk you into a summer with a wag of itsContinue Reading
Artist – Ragz Nordset Single – Don’t You Forget Release date – 29th May 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd 2020 has been a challenging year for music to put it mildly. Fortunately new music is still being recorded and this release marks the welcome return of Norse singer-songwriter Ragz Nordset. Anyone who isContinue Reading
