Album Review: Joy Williams – Front Porch
Joy Williams evokes her name in the beautifully written music on this record. Having been a fan...
Live Review: Stella Donnelly – Yes, Manchester
Stella Donnelly is an absolute star! Her performance this evening in Yes' accommodating Pink Room demonstrates why impeccable stage craft tied to...
Album Review: The Mountain Goats – In League With Dragons
John Darnielle has made many, many records but this may be the first time he has written...
Album Review: Billie Marten – Feeding Seahorses By Hand
Billie Marten has been on our radar since 2014, when she came to the fore with the...
Album Review: Bear’s Den – so that you might hear me
So that you might hear me is the third studio album by Bear’s Den, expanding upon the...
Album Review: Jade Bird – Jade Bird
When I first saw Jade Bird live she was instantly likeable and her vocals were bigger than...
Album Review: John Paul White – The Hurting Kind
I am late to the John Paul White game, never mind that other band, but when I...
Album Review: Bruce Hornsby – Absolute Zero
Twenty-one albums in and Bruce Hornsby is a world away from his 1986 belter 'The Way It...
Live Review: Nicole Atkins – St. Mary’s Creative Space, Chester
If there was one evening that epitomized everything that was great about live music, and the difficulties our favourite artists face in...
Live Review: Julia Jacklin – Yes, Manchester
It's Friday night and Manchester city centre is buzzing. The sun has accompanied these first few days of Spring and the effects...