SARAH LOUISE OWEN – Fireworks

It’s another catchy love song. However, it doesn’t feel as eye-rolling as many similar songs do. The vocals are endearing, not the most technically amazing but they have real character to them. The song is bouncy and cheerful. The … Read More

SAM LEE – Goodbye My Darling

Inventive and influential folk musician Sam Lee is inspired by travellers and gypsy communities.  He’s the first folk singer to teach at the Royal College of Music and sings and plays jews harp together with the shruti box, an … Read More

MINA TINDLE – Lovely Day

Mina Tindle is a French folk artist. Her latest single, Lovely Day, is melodic and sweet. The vocals are soft and harmonic yet rather conventional and not very impressive. It features some nice guitar and some floaty … Read More

DINOSAUR PILE-UP – Arizona Waiting

Ooh Dinosaur Pile-Up… Lordy God, how we’ve missed you. This stroke of genius combined with the free download of ‘Lip Hook Kiss’ last week promises something huge, raucous and even more melodic from Matt Bigland’s … Read More

THE PETER ULRICH COLLABORATION – Children Of The Rain

Multi-instrumentalist Peter Ulrich, once percussionist for the iconic Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil, has released two solo albums.

The new single from his collaboration, Children Of The Rain on Market Square Records, is taken from the … Read More

Adya – Long Goodbyes

What it is about jazz that just doesn’t seem to click with people? For a strikingly unique and legitimate genre of music, to the western pop-hungry public, it appears upon inspection to be worryingly undersubscribed. And while emerging artist Adya … Read More

JOE DRISCOLL & SEKOU KOUYATE – Faya

New Yorker Joe Driscoll and West African star Sekou Kouyate are a potent blend of folk, blues, rock, reggae, hip-hop and afro beat. Both critically acclaimed, they sing in English and Sousou respectively.

Sekou Kouyate, a Ghanaian musician, is … Read More

MIKE DOUGHTY – The Flip Is Another Honey

American indie and alternative rock singer songwriter Mike Doughty is now a solo artist. He fronted the band Soul Coughing in the 1990s and his past albums have received much critical acclaim.

The Flip Is Another Honey, a covers … Read More

Common Tongues – Solitary Thinker

Tingling acoustic guitar meets candid vocals and strings. Everything starts off stripped and soft before exploding into a crescendo of passionate vocals, gossamer harmonies, rhythmic guitar and a wonderfully unexpected fiddle solo. The song is modest and understated to … Read More

Josephine – Portrait

As much as I like to be nice and all, I am finding it hard to be with this one. From the orchestral opening to the cheesy and clichéd lyrics the whole thing just really isn’t for me. The … Read More