Artist – Shadow Captain Single – The Pan Piper Release date – 2nd October 2020 Reviewer – Barry Briercliffe The new single from Shadow Captain (Stuart Todd) is a folky affair, which sees an Irish feel mixed with songwriting as strong as Lennon and McCartney. Picking up where previous single Hey Django left off,Continue Reading
Helen Maw Music · Playing With Fire Artist – Helen Maw Single – Playing With Fire Released – 8th August 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic Local singer-songwriter, pianist and saxophonist Helen Maw lights up the stage with her latest single release ‘Playing With Fire.’ The 23 year old singer played the Liverpool Digital Music Festival earlier this year and canContinue Reading
Artist – Bobhowla Single – Midnight Fears Released – 18th September 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd, Liverpool Acoustic Last year Bobhowla made a welcome return to the music scene with the terrific single ‘Sail Down The Water’, which was celebrated with a well-received launch at 81 Renshaw. The group is the brainchild of Southport resident Howard Doupe,Continue Reading
Artist – Shadow Captain Single – Hey Django Release date – 5th June 2020 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Looking for something to make you smile? ‘Hey Django’ is the first single from the forthcoming album from Liverpool’s Shadow Captain. A toe-tapper to walk you into a summer with a wag of itsContinue Reading
Artist – Ragz Nordset Single – Don’t You Forget Release date – 29th May 2020 Reviewer – Stuart Todd 2020 has been a challenging year for music to put it mildly. Fortunately new music is still being recorded and this release marks the welcome return of Norse singer-songwriter Ragz Nordset. Anyone who isContinue Reading
Artist – Paul Iwan Single – Returning Release date – 3rd April 2020 Reviewer – Graham Holland Every year since 2011 the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge has tasked songwriters with creating a brand new song inspired by a work of art on public display in the local area. Those who rise toContinue Reading
Artist – White Little Lies Single – Hurricane Release date – 30th August 2019 Reviewer – Alison Benson Hurricane begins simply with Vanessa’s voice and a guitar, with Dan joining in harmony for the second half of the chorus. The second line which is ‘there are times when I can’t get youContinue Reading
Artist – Operation Lightfoot Single – Trans-Siberian feat. Dorothy Bird Release date – 2nd August 2019 Reviewer – Allan Cairns Operation Lightfoot is a music project which started out in 2013 and seems to go from strength to strength. They have gathered a regular group of guest musicians to which they add specialContinue Reading
Single review: Harry Miller – Scarlet Artist – Harry Miller Single – Scarlett Release date – 17th June 2018 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10 Six minutes is an epic amount of time in which to play out a single for, but then if theContinue Reading
Single review: Maddie Stenberg – Take Me Home Artist – Maddie Stenberg Single – Take Me Home Release date – 23rd June 2018 Reviewer – Lewis McWilliam, Liverpool Acoustic I have always wondered what it must be like to work inside the International Space Station. Floating about in zero-gravity. Weightless inside a tube shaped carriage.Continue Reading
