Winchester-born songwriter Jon Allen is best known for two songs that helped sell Land Rovers around the world, but the eleven powerful, incredible songs on his latest album Deep River suggest it is now time he is known for his…
I just happened to be listening to this first full album from Broken Boat on a calm day last week after the British storms had passed, and the fact that the songs created a perfect backdrop to my setting tells…
Loudon Wainwright’s voice is still in sharp and fine fettle. Not only that, but the meaning the words seem to carry is both profound and delightful. A man, in his late sixties, with bitter and joyous memories, and a voice…
While this is Stephen Steinbrink’s first release, either solo or as part of French Quarter, in the UK, the Arizona-born singer-songwriter has been around for some time. Arranged Waves marks his seventh solo album of artful pop, and one of…
King Creosote’s love letter to Scotland could not have come at a better time with the eyes of the world turning north for the Commonwealth Games and the upcoming independence referendum. But don’t expect a collection of rousing anthems –…
You could be forgiven for not believing that this is only their second full studio album, as Twelfth Day not only sound much more accomplished in their brand of innovative modern, yet traditionally-infused, folk, but because they have already released…
The country blues intro of ‘Cozmina’ is a great setting out of the stall for Otis Gibbs’ seventh album. The twanging banjo and the gliding strings are deliciously palatable. When Otis’ well-torn and whiskey-soaked voice enters and the song becomes…
Otherworldly SixToes return with a beautifully cut-back, matured album. The first thing that struck me about this record was how much SixToes have developed in terms of sound since 2008’s Trick of the Night. To be honest, at first I…
Texas’ the Old 97’s have been gracing us with their special brand of country-flavoured indie since 1993. Six years after their last studio album, they return with their eighth, and have truly outdone themselves with Most Messed Up. Having listened…
Sometimes the more things appear to be changing, the more they stay the same. This latest release from beloved scrappy New York veterans The Felice Brothers had the potential to throw up masses of intrigue given their recent history. Firstly,…