Reviewing a record when you know the curtains have since fallen on the band is always a little difficult. You inevitably wonder what might have been, while trying to find evidence (if any) that things were falling apart. Chris Cheveyo…
Torres’ second long-player comes a couple of years after a debut brimming with promise and potential. Mackenzie Scott established herself as one to watch with a display of strength and energy, and the question was whether or not she could…
Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Barna Howard made quite a splash in the indie folk community following the release of his self-titled debut album back in 2012. With the assistance of nothing more than a trusty acoustic guitar, Howard’s initial piece drew…
The hushed, twinkling guitar intro of ‘Pylons’ sets the scene for a beautiful collection of songs on Eaves’ debut album, What Green Feels Like. The song’s mysterious indie-folk sound roars into a more ferocious second half, ablaze with bass and…
Paul Marshall, the man behind the Lone Wolf moniker, has maintained a struggle against anxiety over the past three years following the release of his highly acclaimed sophomore album The Lovers, even to the point that some found it hard…
The idea was always there, in its infancy. The seed took root over many years. So sings Jim James on ‘In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)’ – and, four years after their last album Circuital and 10 since the classic Z,…
In his debut EP, Lone City Lights, unsigned North Londoner artist River Child proves that it’s cool to be un-cool. With an organic, anti-overproduction disposition, the singer-songwriter encapsulates all that made the Greenwich Village scene an ironically booming success in…
When news came that Mumford & Sons were ditching the banjo-intensified frills and thrills of their previous two critically-acclaimed albums, fans of the band were rightfully apprehensive. Not only were Mumford’s sons another folk/rock band amongst the droves introduced to…
“Up on the scaffolding I sing/And ask for help to do my job,” testifies Peter Broderick on ‘More And More’, the penultimate track on Colors Of The Night. The prolific songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist hit the wall a couple of…
Bella Hardy’s latest album, With the Dawn, opens with ‘The Only Thing To Do’, which pairs tense, anticipatory vocals with rumbling drums and brass. The drumbeat feels slightly ’90s, mixing heartache (“should I hide a broken heart?”) with motion. The lyrics would also work as…