From Denton, Texas to points around the globe, hope has been in short supply. While it may be just beyond our reach, Midlake on their new album, A Bridge To Far, realise it is also a necessity. One that has…
Album | Midlake – A Bridge To Far
Author: Bob Fish
Album | The Dreaming Spires – Normal Town
Returning to the fray after almost 10 years away, The Dreaming Spires’ Normal Town burns with a fire that rages at going quietly into the dying light. Robin and Joe Bennett, along with Jamie Dawson, Tom Collison and Nick Fowler,…
Album | Alexa Rose – Atmosphere
The world works in strange ways. Just when you think you have what you need, the world throws you a curveball changing everything. For Alexa Rose, Hurricane Helene forced her to take a second look at what she had recording…
Album | The Barr Brothers – Let It Hiss
Let It Hiss is more than the title of The Barr Brothers latest LP, it redefines who they are and what they believe. It is a battle cry, a shot that shatters the illusion of perfection. Let It Hiss is…
Album | The Autumn Defense – Here and Nowhere
An abiding love of musical masterpieces like The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, Love’s Forever Changes and The Kinks’ Village Green Preservation Society set the stage for the latest release from The Autumn Defense, Here and Nowhere. The influences of John…
Album | Ninebarrow – The Hour of the Blackbird
The voice is a most marvelous instrument, it has a flexibility to move the mind in ways that fuel the heart and soul, which is what makes Ninebarrow’s new album, The Hour of the Blackbird, a most mystical experience. While…
Album | Amanda Shires – Nobody’s Girl
Amanda Shires has been dealing with her fair share of ghosts. Finally emerging from her divorce from Jason Isbell, along with the loss of both her grandmother and father, Nobody’s Girl looks at the wreckage of the last few years.…
Album | Carson McHone – Pentimento
Nothing prepares you for Pentimento by Carson McHone. It diverges from the mainstream more often than not. From the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1840, to the bird song that follows then is repeated on a rickety piano, let…
Album | Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Margo Price has clearly spent some time in church. There’s sense of solemnity to the music of ‘Prelude (Hard Headed Woman)’, that takes you back to those early days spent in the pews. Yet, when she sings, “I’m a hard…
Album | Eve Adams – American Dust
Living in Los Angeles can take a lot out of a person. For Eve Adams the city had begun to take a toll. She longed for the open spaces, and the high desert offered the serenity she lacked. As a…