ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Kevin Critchley Album: As I Disappear Reviewer: Graham Holland It would seem Kevin Critchley has come full circle. Having started his recording career as Kevin Critchley then adding more musicians and morphing into the Kevin Critchley Outfit (later renamed KCO) before transforming into The Fifth Movement, he is now backContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: David James Robertson Album: Forgiven Reviewer: Allan Cairns In a varied and widespread career David James Robertson has played in Swansea-based band Sopha and Midlands band Riley, as well as various solo work. This debut solo album, which has been two decades in the making, is a labour of loveContinue Reading
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
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
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Simon Cousins Album: Given Songs Reviewer: Stuart Todd Given Songs is the first full length solo outing for local based singer songwriter Simon Cousins, formerly of the group The Onset with Mike Badger. Recorded at Staff Only Studios in Liverpool, production duties are shared with fellow singerContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Mojo Storm Album: Life Reviewer: Allan Cairns When I received this album I had mixed feelings. I had heard that Kevin Paton runs an African drum class and also a sound healing therapy group. After listening to the album ‘LIFE’, Mojo Storm’s first outing, I still had mixed feelings. TheContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Rough Island Band Album: On All Sides Reviewer: Ian Sharp And now for something completely different, a wonderful and traditional album of folk music, a genre usually missed on Liverpool Acoustic. On All Sides was written about traditional Cornish music and responses to St Agnes and the Isle of Scilly.Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Barry Briercliffe Album: Life On Repeat Reviewer: Stuart Todd Life On Repeat is the long awaited album by Liverpool artist Barry Briercliffe. I say long awaited because a couple of tracks were included on his previous EP Alive, which was released in 2010. However that should hardlyContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Only Child Album: From Muddy Water To Higher Ground Reviewer: Lis Garrett Alan O’Hare told us at the launch of Only Child’s album “From Muddy Water to Higher Ground” that this was an album all about love. He’s not wrong. This album is overflowing with it –Continue Reading
