Kevin Bryan, Author at OriginalRock.net

June 27, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: The Alarm – Sigma

The Alarm,”Sigma” (The Twenty First Century Recording Company)- Many of his contemporaries from the immediate post punk era may have fallen by the wayside over the years but Alarm frontman Mike Peters still soldiers on regardless, and “Sigma” serves up...

June 12, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Richard Hawley – ‘Further’

Richard Hawley,”Further” (BMG)-Former Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley celebrates twenty years as a solo performer with the release of his eighth studio set and his first offering for the BMG label. The contents find Hawley musing on mortality via lyr...

May 30, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Doug Seegers – A Story I Got To Tell

Doug Seegers,”A Story I Got To Tell” (BMG)-New York born Doug Seegers’ first major album release in the UK offers a revealing insight into the work of a veteran performer whose life until fairly recently had been a constant strugg...

May 30, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: The Felice Brothers – Undress

The Felice Brothers,”Undress” (Yep Roc)-Brothers Ian and James Felice spent their formative years in the Hudson Valley region of upstate New York, where they were exposed to such diverse creative influences as the works of Woody Guthrie, Chuc...

May 28, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Becky Mills – ‘Tall Tales and Home Truths’

Becky Mills,”Tall Tales and Home Truths” (Talking Elephant)-The latest solo offering from singer-songwriter Becky Mills features a batch of freshly minted songs rooted in the mythologies and folklore of her North Yorkshire home. Becky’s...

May 15, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Pink Fairies – The Polydor Years

Pink Fairies,”The Polydor Years” (Floating World)-This more than worthwhile 3 CD retrospective focusses attention on the three albums that legendary underground rockers the Pink Fairies recorded for the Polydor label after making their name on the ...