Acoustic guitarist and singer songwriter Mike Silver has been one of the best kept secrets in the music industry for along while now, as the sub title of his new album, Alchemy - 50 Years in Song attests to. Fifty years making music with only the merest whiff of...
Kelly Oliver: Botany Bay
Kelly Oliver is a Hertfordshire based singer songwriter who has just released her third album, Botany Bay. A full folk album, Botany Bay concentrates on traditional folk songs from Kelly's home county. And if you thought there weren't that many traditional folk...
Minnie Birch – Emeralds / John Barleycorn
It's totally natural to feel totally lost. These are sensations that seep into view upon the first listen of "Emeralds", part of a double A side release from Hertfordshire folk artist Minnie Birch, that has been lifted off of her acclaimed second album Tethered,...
Sharon Lazibyrd – Half Shame and Half Glory
We fell a little bit in love with Sharon Lazibyrd when she shared her EP Opium of the Masses with Angry Baby readers just over a year ago. We know then that the three tracks were a just a taste of more to come and, sure enough, we now have an album to enjoy. Half...
Rookes – The Game & The River
Describing herself as a Birmingham-native but based out of London, Rookes is the indie-pop project of Jenny Bulcraig. In development since October 2016, the debut EP The Game & The River provides a worthy showcase for her talent. Right now, Rookes is touring with...
Raphael Doyle – Never Closer
The build-up for Never Closer was intense, in part because of UK songwriter and broadcaster Tom Robinson's introduction and updates on the album's Pledge Music site, but also through the impact of Raphael's intensely confessional poem "I Come From Ireland", released...
Robb Murphy – North Star
Sometimes a favourite artist goes so 'under the radar' with a release that we almost miss it. That's what Robb Murphy did towards the end of last year. He wrote, recorded and released 'North Star' so quickly it almost went past in a blur. It's definitely a song for...
Albert Man – Nothing Of Nothing Much
Albert Man was one of Angry Baby's top 5 artists in 2016, thanks to his album Cheap Suit and the free download of the title track that he gave to Angry Baby readers. So we eagerly awaiting his next release, which came in the shape of an EP, modestly titled Nothing Of...