Some albums take a lifetime to come to fruition, The Soft Cavalry is definitely one of those. Steve Clarke has spent most of his life in and around the music scene, including a stint in the Ricky Gervais/David Brent band…
Oftentimes, the power of folk music lies in its apparent simplicity. Traditional folk isn’t necessarily revered for its groundbreaking melodies or fanciful chord progressions, but for the stories that they tell. Swedish singer-songwriter and engineer Annamay’s latest single is an…
If ever an album was tailor-made for a road trip (and this road trip has to have the words ‘great’ and ‘American’ in its description), it’s Fruit Bat’s latest record, Gold Past Life. Eric D. Johnson – the project’s singer/songwriter –…
In his time, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Kevin West has run the gamut on performance style. Starting somewhere around the blues, West’s nomadic studying habits saw him investing in the structures of hard rock, metal, jazz, and hip-hop along the way.…
Coming in on the first breeze of summer, Bird Songs of a Killjoy by Bedouine marks the second chapter in the recording career of Azniv Korkejian. Fittingly, the summer solstice is the perfect time to discover her music. As refreshing…
The Rose Valley Thorns find their inspiration in the region which they share a name with, nestled snugly within the mountains of Ojai, California. Not quite traditional bluegrass or the studied unconventionality of Chris Thile’s newgrass, the Ojai string band…
Creating a flowery aura that blossoms our airwaves, House and Land are a North Carolina based duo. Complimenting each other with their bold folk tapestry, multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and banjoist/fiddler Sally Anne Morgan are here with their second instalment. Beautiful…
This is a lovely sophomore album by Matthew Milia, former Frontier Ruckus frontman. Frontier Ruckus might not be a “thing” anymore but it’s alive and kicking in Alone At St. Hugo, easily the most carefully arranged and produced album in…
After four years on the road, Jamestown Revival needed some time off. They spent that time writing and reflecting on what they felt was important. Realising what they loved more than anything was harmonising led them down the road to…
“It sure feels good to be singing again,” Bill Callahan’s earthy baritone grins on ‘Writing’, one of the countless gems on his first studio album since 2013’s Dream River. In the intervening period, the 53-year-old has been preoccupied with marriage, fatherhood…