Artist – Motel Sundown EP – El Dorado Released – 28th June 2024 Reviewer – John Jenkins, Liverpool Acoustic Unless you’ve been buried underneath a rock or taken no interest in the local Merseyside music scene then the band Motel Sundown should be on your radar and their success over the lastContinue Reading
Artist – Scott Beckett Album – Dreamland Released – 27th May 2024 Reviewer – Owen Gurrey, Liverpool Acoustic Scott Beckett’s new album Dreamland offers unapologetic acoustic-driven songs that combine a boyish wistfulness with a more mature fall from innocence. In this, his lyrics often switch between the joyously optimistic and the heartsunk.Continue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic’s Luke Moore caught up with the chart-topping singer songwriter ahead of the next leg of his Feels Like Home tour. To most reading this, Newton Faulkner will need no introduction. Striking gold (double platinum, in fact!) with his debut album Hand Built By Robots back in 2007, he’sContinue Reading
Artist – Motel Sundown Single – Waterfall Released – 29th March 2024 Reviewer – Helen Maw, Liverpool Acoustic One of the most exciting bands on the Merseyside scene, Motel Sundown have captivated audiences since their formation in 2018. Influenced by artists such as The Beatles, Paul Simon and Fleetwood Mac to nameContinue Reading
The organisers of the successful Friday Live event at West Kirby Arts Centre have announced the inaugural Friday Live Songwriter Challenge 2024. Inspired by the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge, the Friday Live Songwriter Challenge is an exciting opportunity for local songwriters to showcase their skills. A selection of photos will beContinue Reading
Bandcamp Friday will be returning on Friday 1st March 2024. Bandcamp Fridays are special days throughout the year when Bandcamp doesn’t take a cut from music sales, meaning the musicians get to keep 100% of the price of their music (after transaction costs). Bandcamp Friday runs from 8am on the Friday through toContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2023 Showcase Final took place at LEAF on Bold Street on Saturday 27th January 2024. A packed venue saw each of the finalists performing their song with a picture of the work of art that inspired it projected onto the big screen for all toContinue Reading
Event – Jeffrey Martin Support – She’s In The Trees, Mike West Date – 23rd January 2024 Venue – Future Yard Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Sweetheart, I ain’t your Christ. That’s a lyric from a Josh T. Pearson song running around my head as I travel home to Liverpool underground from Birkenhead.Continue Reading
In the first of a new feature spotlighting Merseyside’s regular acoustic music events local songwriter and musician John Jenkins has a chat with Stephen Nelson, the current MC for the iconic Cornmarket Acoustic Club, about its history, performers and what lies ahead. Speak to musicians of original songs these daysContinue Reading
Artist – Motel Sundown Single – Midnight Blue Released – 1st November 2023 Reviewer – John Jenkins, Liverpool Acoustic There can’t be many Local Band music lovers that haven’t fallen under the spell of Motel Sundown these days. Being a fan of Karen Turley myself and loving her 2017 EP Like WeContinue Reading
