Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – For True

Trombone Shorty is definitely one of the more bizarre acts that has been thrown my way this year.  Often a man in the background, he can boast playing the opening night of the New Orleans Superdrome show with U2 … Read More

The Transfer – Future Selves

Depth and Rhythmic and Calm, like now other album at the moment it Rocks!

Losing Composure the song starts of with a rhythmic echoed guitar being played. Accompanied with nice stadium drums. The vocals fit in well … Read More

Dubwiser – A Crack In Paradise

Amazing, rhythmic album with strong roots to its origin.

Prophecy this song starts off with guitar chords being strummed in a nice tempo. They are accompanied with some nice piano chords. There are also some nice fitting drums … Read More

Dangerous! – Teenage Rampage

At this point, dear reader, I have not listened to Australian miscreants Dangerous!’s (Christ alive, spell-check does not like this band…) album yet, but I have a feeling that based on the first two singles I can correctly predict … Read More

Fatoumata Diawara – Fatou

“Fatou” is the debut album by Fatoumata Diawara a singer-songwriter  born in the Ivory coast, of Malian origin and currently based in Paris. Fatoumata blends Wassalou traditions of Southern Mali with international influences to create a soulful album with … Read More

Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing

Portland-based Blizten Trapper have been around a while, not that the UK has really noticed – well, not to quite the same degree as the States has. This is probably mainly due to a lesser level of exposure on … Read More

THE PRESENT MOMENT – Loyal To A Fault LP

Loyal to A Fault, is released on Mannequin in collaboration with Desire Records of France on September 19th. It’s a new joint creation by Los Angeles based Scott Milton and Philipp Munch of The Rorschach Garden.

The music is … Read More

Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing

Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing

The latest release from the infamous US label Sub Pop Records, Blitzen Trapper return for their sixth studio LP American Goldwing.  Although the group aren’t particularly well known this side of the Atlantic their … Read More

Silver Wren – Window In The Wreath

Silver Wren – Window In The Wreath

Bringing to mind a beautiful epic poem, Silver Wren’s ‘Window In The Wreath’ EP is a five-track treat for the ears. Part folk, part psychedelia, with the contradictory lush … Read More

Nick Lowe – The Old Magic

NICK LOWE

The Old Magic

In his 20s, New Yorker Nick Lowe was not a part of the three successive movements of pub rock, punk and new wave, but his music had a character of its … Read More