Album review: Nick Ellis – Adult Fiction ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Nick Ellis Album – Adult Fiction Release date – 12th November 2017 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Second albums are tough… especially if you’re a solo artist. Scouse songwriter Nick Ellis’ first album, the sublime Daylight Ghosts, was critically acclaimed and placed the ex-MaybesContinue Reading
Album review: John Jenkins – Window Shopping in Nashville ALBUM REVIEW Artist – John Jenkins Album – Window Shopping in Nashville Release date – 24th November 2017 Reviewer – Derek King, Liverpool Acoustic Often when we listen to a new album, we crave quality over quantity, we need structure and certainty, and less can mostContinue Reading
Album review: Southbound Attic Band – Seekers of Solace ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Southbound Attic Band Album – Seekers of Solace Release date – 20th November 2017 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 Life would be intolerable without the huge abundance of many fantastic bands andContinue Reading
EP review: Katie Ellen – These Little Words EP REVIEW Artist – Katie Ellen EP – These Little Words Release date – 1st September 2017 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * Words are important, beyond that, they are critical, the way we are withContinue Reading
EP review: Two Ways Home – Closest Stranger EP REVIEW Artists – Two Ways Home EP – Closest Stranger Release date – June 2017 Reviewer – Paul Clark Alt-country duo Two Ways Home have released a new 4-track EP, Closest Stranger and it sounds as authentic as you would expect from something that was recorded inContinue Reading
Album review: The Grande – The Grande Artist – The Grande Album – The Grande Release date – 5th May 2017 Reviewer – Denis Parkinson Imagine you are a disembodied presence hovering above Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, in 1971. It’s a clear night and the air is warm. Music is floating up from a bigContinue Reading
Single review: Limerance – Shine On Artist – Limerance Single – Shine On Release date – 20th July 2017 Reviewer – Alison Benson Since Jenny and Callum became Limerance around a year ago they have been delighting audiences with their beautiful close harmonies, well-crafted songs and stripped back sound of guitar, two voices, one mic.Continue Reading
Single review: Nasher – XO Artist – Nasher (Brian Nash) Single – XO Release date – 16h June 2017 Reviewer – David Burton XO is the latest offering form ex Frankie Goes To Hollywood guitarist Brian Nasher. It tells the story of a friend who had a penchant for the Hennesey brandy of the sameContinue Reading
EP review: Anwar Ali and Dave Owen – Mchanga Mweupe EP REVIEW Artists – Anwar Ali and Dave Owen EP – Mchanga Mweupe Release date – June 2017 Reviewer – Paul Clark It could have been the glorious weather, but from the first listen, this is a collection of songs that had me captivated from theContinue Reading
Single review: Acadian Driftwood – Rain Falling In Artist – Acadian Driftwood Single – Rain Falling In Release date – 5th July 2017 Reviewer – Denis Parkinson Rain Falling In is a single release by Acadian Driftwood, a three piece band based in Liverpool. They have been described as two southerner’s marooned in Liverpool’s DeltaContinue Reading
