ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Just By Chance Album: Upbound Website: justbychance.net This is a fine collection of songs by Elizabeth Owen and Andrew Jones, known in combination as Just By Chance. All of the songs are good, and some are great. The pop-tastic “Pick You Up” is a particular favourite of mine, as isContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Good Intentions Album: Travelling Companion Website: thegoodintentions.co.uk Press play on Travelling Companion, the new album from The Good Intentions, and from the first notes of the opening track Gold Watch And Chain I guarantee you’ll be whisked away from your comfy sofas, iPhones, chippy teas andContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Thom Morecroft Album: Moon Moon Shake It Website: thommorecroft.com Thom Morecroft has been a fixture on the local acoustic circuit for a while now. No matter if he’s hosting an evening down on Penny Lane, or headlining his own gig at View Two, you know you’re guaranteedContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Rob Clarke Album: About A Time Website: soundcloud.com/rob-clarke Rob Clarke has recently been busy recording with his new group The Wooltones and has just been featured on Folkscene for BBC Radio Merseyside. Recorded at Number 4 studios with Fran Ashcroft, ‘About A Time’ is the third album to emerge fromContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Jessicas Ghost Album: Losing Track Of Time Website: jessicasghost.co.uk Formed in 2005, Jessicas Ghost are Emma Thorbinson (vocals/acoustic guitar,) Christoph Demetriou (violin and backing vocals), Ian Moxham (bass, backing vocals, mandolin, mandola, banjo, harmonica), Christopher “R-Chris” Shaw (electric and acoustic guitars, tenor ukulele), Craig Smith (keyboards, percussion, drum programming) andContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: James J Turner Album: How Could We Be Wrong? Website: jjturner.com I’d never come across James J Turner’s work but I was enticed initially by the impressive cast of backing musicians that he had assembled for this album. After all, Vicky “Mono LPs” Mutch and Paul Walsham (still theContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Lizzie Nunnery & Vidar Norheim Album: Black Hound Howling Website: lizzienunnery.co.uk There’s a musician I know who has four albums to his name – albums which, despite containing well-written, well-produced songs, could easily be interchanged with each other and nobody would be any the wiser. That’s becauseContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Gerry Murphy Album: Crescent City Daze Website: gerrymurphymusic.com The latest album from Gerry Murphy is quite an eclectic mix. Ranging from Cajun flavour on track one to ballads and blues. There are some with a studio influence feel and others that feel stripped bare but don’t suffer forContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Ian Prowse Album: Does This Train Stop On Merseyside Website: amsterdam-music.com A ‘Best Of’ is a funny proposition for the listener. For the artist, a summation of a lifetime’s work, neatly presented in a box with lots of photographs and comment, is a lovely idea. It’s something tangible toContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Lizzie Nunnery Album: Company of Ghosts Website: lizzienunnery.co.uk MySpace: myspace.com/lizzienunnery Facebook group: facebook.com/group.php?gid=11557365886 Company of Ghosts is Lizzie Nunnery’s debut album, and it’s not before time. Her previous two releases – Monkeys and Devils (2006) and Hungry (2008) – are both EPs. Don’t get me wrong, I’veContinue Reading
