EP REVIEW Artist – Rossa Murray EP – Only By The Wayside Release date – 29th April 2015 Reviewer – Ian Sharp Tracklist – Don’t Be a Stranger / Fight or Flight (feat Rebecca O’Donnell) / Swim (feat Rebecca O’Donnell) / Take Care (feat Rebecca O’Donnell) / Always Something / The Toll of Time (feat Rebecca O’Donnell) Hailing from Portaferry in Northern Ireland,Continue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Rosenblume EP – All Through The Fire, All Through The Rain Release date – 27th April 2015 Reviewer – Stuart Todd Tracklist – All Through The Fire, All Through The Rain / Constant Lover / Lost In The Air / Nerves Of Steel Fresh from playing festivals at Unity Theatre and Threshold, Rosenblume continues toContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Alex Hulme EP – Back Of The Pack Release date – 23rd February 2015 Reviewer – Stuart Todd Listen on Bandcamp Tracklist: Back Of The Pack / Hunt / River Recorded & mixed by Ciaron Bell & Richard Woodcraft Mastered by Stefan Kazassoglou at Kinicho, Liverpool Back Of The Pack is the new EPContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Paul Wilkes EP – River Running With Me Release date – 19th January 2015 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Listen on Soundcloud Paul Wilkes has been around for a long time. One of his first tunes, the delicately bruised ‘Rihanna’, still occupies a space in the file marked ‘great lost songs’ of theContinue Reading
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
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Craig Lawlor Single – If You Knew Release date – 24th January 2015 Reviewer – Will Barnes I was provided with a YouTube link to a video of this song, and seeing it begin playing before managing to switch my computer’s speakers on didn’t really fill me with confidence. Craig LawlorContinue 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
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
