Three Counties based musician Chris Cleverley has just released his first album in three years, his reaction, in part to humanity's forced joint spectator of the past two or so years. As inspiration for this album, he set out to weave the two together with discordant...
Tod Lippy: Closer Than They Appear
On November 4th, Tod Lippy released his latest album, Closer Than They Appear, featuring his interpretations of music that has packed an emotional punch over the years. Long known for covers, the artists covered by Tod this time include Low, Beth Gibbons, Tom Petty...
Maia Barouh: Aida
Now and again I like to set myself a challenge and this week, the challenge is to review an album in two languages I don't speak! Luckily, the album in question is Maia Barouh's Aida, an album full of bold sounds that really helped me to feel the music. AIDA means...
Only Child: Looking Forward to Looking Back
The full title of Only Child's latest album is Looking Forward to Look Back: A Decade of Only Child and does indeed take a look back through their first ten years. With songs remastered by Peter Maher (U2), this album shows off the art of storytelling through music,...
Hannah Schneider: Ocean Letters
Denmark's Hannah Schneider (half of critically acclaimed duo AyOwA), has established herself as a unique musician on the Danish scene. Her new album, Ocean Letters, released in September, sees classic piano composition and evocative electronic elements form a seamless...
Juna N Joey
Pop-country sibling duo Juna N Joey last month released their debut, eponymous EP, containing five tracks full of beautifully crafted harmonies and lyrics. Seventeen and twenty respectively, Juna and Joey are multii-instrumentalists, whilst Joey is also a...
Tamara Parsons-Baker: Pain Is Just Pain
Tamara Parsons-Baker is an Oxford based musician who, earlier this year, released a solo album, Pain is Just Pain. This marks her debut as a solo artist; her 2019 album was with her all-female rock band, Death of the Maiden. The ten songs were written before and...
Lifecycle: Lowest Colour
Lifecycle trio (producer Geoffrey Dent (also on DSP-warped electric guitar, manipulated live via controllers velcro'd to his axe) AKA Muni Manuka and Traum Schallplatten), recently released EP Lowest Colour, a follow up to 2016's Last Colour. Joined by Letitia Austin...