Author: Kevin Bryan

Album Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO – ‘From Out of Nowhere’
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO – ‘From Out of Nowhere’

Jeff Lynne’s ELO,”From Out of Nowhere” (Columbia Records)- Roy Wood’s dream of fusing rock music and classical string arrangements provided the early impetus for ELO’s musical output when the band sprang into life in 1970 but  when this criminally under-appreciated...
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Album Review: Van Morrison – Three Chords and the Truth
October 31, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Van Morrison – Three Chords and the Truth

Van Morrison,”Three Chords and the Truth” (Exile/Caroline International)-The irascible Ulsterman continues to mine a rich vein of creativity as he unveils his sixth album in just four years. The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley and veteran jaz...
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Album Review: Catherine MacLellan – Coyote
October 16, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Catherine MacLellan – Coyote

Catherine MacLellan,”Coyote”(Self-Released)- This  is the sixth album release from Juno award winning Canadian singer-songwriter Catherine  MacLellan,whose late father Gene was responsible for penning memorable seventies hits such as Anne...
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Album Review: Le Cygne Noir – Shadow of a Wrecking Ball
October 3, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Le Cygne Noir – Shadow of a Wrecking Ball

Le Cygne Noir,”Shadow of a Wrecking Ball” (Anger Management Records)- This darkly memorable offering is a concept album which takes  as its rather unlikely premise the possibility that life on Earth as we know it could end and be supplanted...
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Album Review: Matt Patershuk – ‘If Wishes Were Horses’
September 29, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Matt Patershuk – ‘If Wishes Were Horses’

Matt Patershuk,”If Wishes Were Horses” (Black Hen Music)- Canadian tunesmith’s  Matt Patershuk’s previous exploits in the singer-songwriter field have prompted favourable comparisons with the likes of Waylon Jennings, John Prine an...
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Album Review: Ghalia – Mississippi Blend
September 12, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Ghalia – Mississippi Blend

Ghalia,”Mississippi Blend” (Ruf Records)-Brussels born singer-songwriter Ghalia Volt has certainly come a long way  since the time just a few short years ago when she could have been found plying her trade as a busker on the streets of the...
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Album Review: Iggy Pop – Free
September 11, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Iggy Pop – Free

Iggy Pop,”Free” (Caroline International)-The  eagerly anticipated follow up to 2016’s surprisingly successful “Post Pop Depression” is dominated by the great man’s melancholy musings on mortality and the inexorable pass...
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Album Review: Kaprekar’s Constant – Depth of Field
September 4, 2019 one Response

Album Review: Kaprekar’s Constant – Depth of Field

Kaprekar’s  Constant,”Depth of Field” (Talking Elephant)-The eagerly anticipated follow up to the highly accomplished prog rockers’  2017 debut set, “Fate Outsmarts Desire,” is the first to feature former Caravan d...
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Album Review: Leslie Stevens – Sinner
August 23, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Leslie Stevens – Sinner

Leslie Stevens,”Sinner”(Thirty Tigers)- Leslie Stevens has been a name to be reckoned with on Los Angeles’  Country rock/Americana circuit for quite some time now with her band Leslie and the Badgers , but the Missouri born singer-songwr...
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Album Review: The Achievers – The Lost Arc
August 15, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: The Achievers – The Lost Arc

The Achievers.”The Lost Arc”(Freehouse Records)- This Achievers’  life enhancing approach to music-making draws on elements of gospel ,blues ,Americana and Southern Soul to create a heady hybrid whose innovative charms  illuminate &...
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