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
Artist – Paul Iwan Single – Returning Release date – 3rd April 2020 Reviewer – Graham Holland Every year since 2011 the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge has tasked songwriters with creating a brand new song inspired by a work of art on public display in the local area. Those who rise toContinue Reading
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 – Operation Lightfoot Single – Trans-Siberian feat. Dorothy Bird Release date – 2nd August 2019 Reviewer – Allan Cairns Operation Lightfoot is a music project which started out in 2013 and seems to go from strength to strength. They have gathered a regular group of guest musicians to which they add specialContinue Reading
Artist – Windmill Album – A Different Door Released – 5th April 2019 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic The new album from Windmill was written by three of the four band members and is three years in the making. Mick Dolan took the name of the album – A Different DoorContinue 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
