Alison is a singer songwriter based in Liverpool. She loves acoustic music of all types, especially folk and anything that involves a ukulele. She encountered Liverpool Acoustic in 2016 and later that year won the audience vote at the Songwriting Challenge so is really pleased to have the opportunity to do some writing for them.
Artist – White Little Lies Single – Hurricane Release date – 30th August 2019 Reviewer – Alison Benson Hurricane begins simply with Vanessa’s voice and a guitar, with Dan joining in harmony for the second half of the chorus. The second line which is ‘there are times when I can’t get youContinue Reading
Artist – Guy Called Greg Album – Simple Life Reviewer – Alison Benson, Liverpool Acoustic Guy Called Greg’s debut album Simple Times, described as ‘a collection of songs about life, love, and loss’ was recorded at Parr Street Studios. Playing both guitar and piano, Guy Called Greg has created an album ofContinue Reading
EP review: Mondegreen – Change Artist – Mondegreen EP – Change Release date – 18th May 2018 Reviewer – Alison Benson, Liverpool Acoustic Mondegreen, hailing from Widnes, have been playing together for years, as the group is made up of a trio of sisters and close friends. Mondegreen’s latest EP – ‘Change’, made ofContinue Reading
Live review: Jack Carty and Maz O’Connor @ Music Room 16/05/18 Live review: Jack Carty and Maz O’Connor Date: Wednesday 16th May 2018 Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room Reviewer: Alison Benson, Liverpool Acoustic [divider] [/divider] The tag line for the tour calls Jack Carty and Maz O’Connor ‘two of the mostContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Shadow Captain Single – Leaving San Francisco Release date – 4th December 2017 Reviewer – Alison Benson Leaving San Francisco is the latest single to be released by Shadow Captain (Stuart Todd). A song about gentrification, it provides a critique of the displacement that often arises due to theContinue Reading
Live review: Limerance EP launch @ Studio 2 20/09/17 Live review: Limerance EP launch Support: Karen Turley, The Medicine Men DJs Date: Wednesday 20th September 2017 Venue: Studio 2, Parr Street Reviewer: Alison Benson Studio 2 Parr Street itself fills a person with high expectation, its walls decorated with photos of artists whoContinue 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
