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
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Gary Fulton Album: Judas Reviewer: Allan Cairns This is Gary’s forth album, the others being ‘Wail and Holler’, ‘Dark Water’, and ‘The Devils Hand’. All the songs are written by Gary and whereas I’ve not heard any of his earlier work I will try and remedy thisContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Mark Pountney Album: Mark One Reviewer: Ian D Hall Rating: 9/10 Some performers ooze class without even having to play a cord or a single note. Of course when they do put together the start of a new song that you just know is going to capture the imaginationContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Ian Prowse Album: Who Loves Ya Baby Reviewer: Alan O’Hare Categorising music can be a dangerous thing to do. Sure, we’re all guilty of it: critics, fans… even artists can get side tracked by what people think. It’s natural. But, sometimes, you can put something in aContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Wilson Minds Album: I Am We Are With the air having that cold crispness and as the leaves finally start to fade and fall we can look back over 2013 on what has been a tremendous year for music in Liverpool. With the flourishing of Sound CityContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Alun Parry Album: When The Sunlight Shines It’s a funny thing, a great song. While us music lovers can take it to our hearts and listen to it for the rest of our lives, for the songwriter, a great song can freeze their art into a moment inContinue Reading
