Artist – Only Child Album – Holy Ghosts Released – 14th March 2025 Reviewer – Helen Maw, Liverpool Acoustic With their long-awaited fifth album, Holy Ghosts, Liverpool’s Only Child once again provesthat emotional resonance and lyrical depth remain at the heart of their distinctive sound. Ledby songwriter and frontman Alan O’Hare, theContinue Reading
Artist – Only Child Single – The Visit Released – 21st July 2023 Reviewer – Helen Maw, Liverpool Acoustic Taken from their highly anticipated, upcoming fifth album, ‘The Visit’ is the brand new singlefrom Only Child. A melancholic yet hopeful track, The Visit follows the successful release of‘Looking Forward To Looking BackContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic alumnus Shadow Captain is launching his brand new album Artifacts this Friday and you’re all invited! Artifacts is a 14 track compilation album – available to pre-order on Bandcamp – containing 12 songs from the past decade plus two brand new numbers. The album cover features a wood and stained glass sculpture by Gideon ConnContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic present Shadow Captain live at Prohibition Recording Studios in their first full show of 2022.. Support on the night is from Only Child. Doors open at 7pm with the music starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are only £8 (including booking fee) from prohibitionrecordingstudios.co.uk Shadow Captain is the brainchild of LiverpoolContinue Reading
Only Child celebrate their tenth anniversary with a brand new album Straight Lines which they’re launching with a full band show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Music Room on Friday 18th March 2022. Liverpool Sound and Vision’s Ian D Hall gave the album 10/10 calling it “an album of class, sincerity, drama, and aboveContinue Reading
Artist – Only Child Album – Straight Lines Released – 18th March 2022 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating – 10/10 “Time Flies Over Us, but leaves its shadow behind”, and what a mighty shadow is to be felt when someone, anyone, finds themselves stepping off the trainContinue Reading
Alan O’Hare, aka Only Child, makes emotional music. Since forming in 2012, his band have released three acclaimed albums, many EPs and a live album recorded with a string quartet. The group have headlined the Music Room twice before and also Liverpool’s The Zanzibar Club, 81 Renshaw, The Magnet andContinue Reading
1st December is the first day of Advent, the traditional date when the countdown to Christmas begins. We may not have an Advent calendar with a new gig every day, but there are certainly plenty of shows to keep you entertained through to the end of the year. As always,Continue Reading
Spotlight 167 is hosted by Stuart Todd. To play in your browser click the player below To download the MP3 click here To subscribe in iTunes click here Bandcamp Friday This show is timed to coincide with Bandcamp Friday, the day when Bandcamp waives its fees and the entire price you pay for music is givenContinue Reading
Artist – Only Child Single – Straight Lines Released – 19th March 2021 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic Straight Lines is the first taster from the fourth album by Only Child. Fronted by Alan O’Hare, Only Child as a live band have been put on ice due to lockdown. His inspired covers EP Sound from last year wasContinue Reading
