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
EP REVIEW Artist – Iain Till EP – The Rise And The Fall Release date – November 2014 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare (Listen on BandCamp) To make music this sparse stand out from the crowd, the singer has to be able to whisper something into your ear. Fortunately for Iain Till, his voice is sublime. The songwriter (andContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Thom Morecroft Single – On All Night Release date – 28th November 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp (Listen on SoundCloud) Shropshire born, Liverpool based solo artist Thom Morecroft, 23, has released his debut single On All Night. With a varied list of favourite recording artists e.g. Bob Dylan, The Beatles,Continue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Maxi Dunn Single – Perfect Sorrow Release date – 15th October 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp Having musical influence from the likes of Sam Brown, Japan and Kate Bush, Maxi Dunn has mastered her sound and has built up a loyal following for the past twenty years or so. She nowContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Windmill Single – One More Dance Release date – 17th November 2014 Reviewer – Allan Cairns This is Windmill’s latest single following their previous singles Birdman, Where Are We Now and Tiny Children. If One More Dance is a taste of their upcoming debut album Sandcastle then we have a treatContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: SheBeat EP: SheBeat EP Reviewer: Alan O’Hare SheBeat’s debut release is a cracker. The singer/songwriter, well known for earning her stripes on the local open mic scene, has seemed a little fragile trying to hit the heights above the noise of a crowded pub. But this four track EP puts thatContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Doodah Farm Single – Soft Lad/Oi Oi Release date – 31st October 2014 Reviewer – Ian Sharp Doodah Farm is a four piece folk/rock band from Liverpool. This year been a defining year for the band. They have gigged across the City which included a successful support slotContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Southbound Attic Band Album: Our Day In The Sun Reviewer: Ian D Hall Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 There are those that seemingly take great pleasure in deriding the power of Folk music. They are willing to sneer and complain that the story, often or not aContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Clever Little Tramps EP: Nothing Is Worthless Reviewer: Ian Sharp With influences from the legend that is Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, The Beatles and The Coral, Clever Little Tramps released their long awaited second EP Nothing is Worthless on the 3rd August. The trio of Russell HoldenContinue Reading
