ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Caroline England Album – Faking Wonderful Release date – 28th May 2016 Reviewer – Denis Parkinson Faking Wonderful is the new album by Caroline England. Twelve songs of expertly crafted and passionate slices of modern life and love. This is intelligent pop music produced to a high standard that will appeal to listenersContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Only Child Album – The Whale Found Its Way To The Shore Release date – 6th May 2016 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 Poetry does not have to be confined, if it ever is, to the written down Bard or the stand up performance inContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Windmill Album: Wanderlust Reviewer: Graham Holland Released: 4th March 2016 It was just last week I was walking home from work listening to Bird’s debut (and only) album and wondering where I was going to get my fix of ethereal folky-pop from, when what should be waiting for me onContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard Album: Facebook Friend Reviewer: Allan Cairns Released: 30th October 2015 Liverpool-born Dave Ellis and London’s Boo Howard have been playing together since 1979 when Dave formed his electric band ‘The Reactors’ which incorporated guitar, drums and keyboards, and had Boo playing bass and handling mostContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Ian Prowse Album: Compañeros Reviewer: Alan O’Hare Released: 2nd October 2015 When is an album of cover versions not a covers album? When said songs are being uncovered for the first time… Ian Prowse’s new album, Compañeros, contains ten tunes written by songwriters other than the Merseysider. The rub?Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Moss & Jones Album: Amateur Astronomy Reviewer: Helen G – stresswitch.com Released: 28th June 2015 Merseyside-based multi-instrumentalist duo Moss & Jones waste no time in following up their debut single ‘Ella Brown’ with Amateur Astronomy, their first album and a consolidation of their unique sound. Influenced, but never overwhelmed, by aContinue Reading
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
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
