Album Review: Bryde – The Volume Of Things
Sarah Howells' debut album under the moniker Bryde, back in 2018, seemed like a dramatic shift following...
Album Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Reunions
You'll probably be coming to a new Jason Isbell record with particular expectations and so does the...
Album Review: Car Seat Headrest – Making a Door Less Open
Where to begin… the new record by Car Seat Headrest has been slowly marinating for almost five...
Album Review: Laura Marling – Song For Our Daughter
In times of darkness, the light that shines through that can be so dramatic it knocks you...
Album Review: Pokey LaFarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody
It seems that Pokey LaFarge albums have been ticking off particular sub-genres of what may loosely be called Americana since his self-released...
Album Review: M. Ward – Migration Stories
The ever-prodigious M. Ward is about to release his 10th solo studio album. Although nowadays he may...
Album Review: Basia Bulat – Are You In Love?
Back in 2016, Basia Bulat's fourth record Good Advice was a real breath of fresh air, representing...
Album Review: Deap Lips – Deap Lips
Albums can sometimes be like relationships. There are some that take a while to ease into, that...
Live Review: Brittany Howard – The Ritz, Manchester
Eight years on from the release of Alabama Shakes' debut album Girls & Boys - a record that brought the incredible talent...
Live Review: Heather Woods Broderick – The Castle Hotel, Manchester
“I’ve been touring forever. It’s nice to play my own songs,” Heather Woods Broderick remarks midway through her mesmerising set in Manchester’s...