SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Liverpool Acoustic Collective Single – Someday We’ll See Better Days Release date – 5th September 2016 Reviewer – Ian D Hall – Liverpool Sound and Vision There are moments when the world, or at least certain people with decency in their hearts and the courage in their minds, is able to make aContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – SheBeat EP – Feels Like Release date – 3rd September 2016 Reviewer – Derek King So, what treats does the irrepressible SheBeat (Jodie) have in store for the gentle listener in this latest collection of five self-penned songs? Well, what the EP tries to do is best summed up in Jodie’s own words:Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Derek King Album – Seasons Release date – 17th June 2016 Reviewer – Ian D Hall – Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 If Sometimes is an occasion, an instance in Time to celebrate, then to find yourself nestling amongst the Seasons is to consider yourself privileged. It isContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Caroline England Album – Faking Wonderful Release date – 28th May 2016 Reviewer – Denis Parkinson Faking Wonderful is the new album by Caroline England. Twelve songs of expertly crafted and passionate slices of modern life and love. This is intelligent pop music produced to a high standard that will appeal to listenersContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Only Child Album – The Whale Found Its Way To The Shore Release date – 6th May 2016 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 Poetry does not have to be confined, if it ever is, to the written down Bard or the stand up performance inContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Nick Ellis EP – Grace & Danger Reviewer – Graham Holland Release date – 21st April 2016 I take my hat off to the person who came up with the idea of recording Nick Ellis’ new EP Grace & Danger inside the Crown Court at St George’s Hall. It was, inContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Windmill Album: Wanderlust Reviewer: Graham Holland Released: 4th March 2016 It was just last week I was walking home from work listening to Bird’s debut (and only) album and wondering where I was going to get my fix of ethereal folky-pop from, when what should be waiting for me onContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Tom Speight EP – Little Love Reviewer – Graham Holland “Close your eyes and disappear, ‘cause there’s magic in here.” Something to Say (Tom Speight) You know what? I’ve all but convinced myself Tom Speight threw in that line as a reference to the Little Love EP because if ever thereContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Thom Morecroft EP – Hand Me Down Release date – 13th January 2016 Reviewer – Graham Holland With the Hand Me Down EP local singer-songwriter and genial event host Thom Morecroft joins the growing ranks of musicians who have used Pledge Music to fund the recording and release of their newContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard Album: Facebook Friend Reviewer: Allan Cairns Released: 30th October 2015 Liverpool-born Dave Ellis and London’s Boo Howard have been playing together since 1979 when Dave formed his electric band ‘The Reactors’ which incorporated guitar, drums and keyboards, and had Boo playing bass and handling mostContinue Reading
