When Allo Darlin’ announced in 2023 they were going to play their first gigs in seven years, having bid what we thought was an emotional farewell at London’s Scala back in 2016, tickets sold out in minutes. The appetite to…
Imagine an 84-year-old Canadian woman creating an album with a band of London’s cosmic cowboys. If you made this up no one would believe you. Proving that truth is actually stranger than fiction, the Canadian in question, Bonnie Dobson, joined…
Known to an adoring army of fans as the powerhouse frontwoman of Holy Moly and the Crackers, Ruth Lyon’s solo project has been simmering away in the background for a while and now gets to take centre stage. It is…
After his multi-coloured ‘Manchester’ album trilogy – full of mishaps, misturns and superbly skewed songwriting – came BC Camplight’s break-up record, 2023’s The Last Rotation of Earth. The title and black-and-white photographic cover of its follow-up suggests seriousness, Brian Christinzio staring at…
For North Carolina folk duo Watchhouse, comprised of Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin, it all began over a decade ago in coffee shops and local restaurants. Now, they are one of the biggest success stories in 21st century indie music,…
With The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy, Texas-born James McMurtry bursts back onto the scene four years since his last album with a voice reminiscent of the great Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. This new chapter features the likes…
When the whirlwind takes over it blows with unbelievable force, leaving an artist caught up in forces beyond their control. Two years of constant touring had that effect on S.G. Goodman. Getting back to rural western Kentucky she got caught…
Jess Kerber has a way of tricking you into thinking she’s one thing, before you realise she’s really far more than the sum of her parts. She picked up her first guitar in Nashville at the age of 12, yet…
Four years used to be a lifetime in the music business. The Beatles were releasing albums every three months. Though it’s taken four years for Chloe Foy to offer Complete Fool, it was worth the wait. This is a very…
On the face of it, Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles could be the most unlikely combination of all time. Sparhawk’s last couple of albums with Low, especially Hey What, went to musical extremes, while Trampled by Turtles seem to…