Author: Kevin Bryan

Album Review: Michael McDermott – ‘Orphans’
April 17, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Michael McDermott – ‘Orphans’

Michael McDermott,”Orphans” (Pauper Sky Records)-Chicago based singer-songwriter Michael McDermott follows up the critically acclaimed “Willow Springs” and “Out From Under” with a selection of typically heartfelt ditties which had been initially discarded but lodged themselves in his consciousness  until they...
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Album Review: Damien Jurado – ‘In the Shape of a Storm’
April 5, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Damien Jurado – ‘In the Shape of a Storm’

Jefferson Starship, “Across The Expanded Sea of Suns” (Floating World)- The contents of this inexpensive live package were captured for posterity  at New York’s Bottom Line in 2001, along with a bonus disc reprising their concert at Amst...
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Album Review: John Illsley – ‘Coming Up For Air’
March 28, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: John Illsley – ‘Coming Up For Air’

John Illsley,”Coming Up For Air”(Creek Records)- Dire Straits may have given up the ghost in 1995 but former member John Illsley is doing his level best to keep their trademark sound alive via expertly crafted albums such as this. The...
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Album Review: David Gray – Gold In A Brass Age
March 21, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: David Gray – Gold In A Brass Age

David Gray, “Gold In A Brass Age” (IHT Records)-  David Gray’s eleventh album doesn’t supply any revelatory  new lyrical insights into the vagaries of the human condition but could well be the most creatively  satisfying ...
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Album Review: Julian Sas – ‘Stand Your Ground’
March 13, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Julian Sas – ‘Stand Your Ground’

Julian Sas, “Stand Your Ground” (Cavalier Music)- The tenth studio album from uncompromising Dutch blues-rocker Julian Sas is a real “back to the roots” affair, recorded in glorious analogue a few months ago with  a no frills attit...
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Album Review: Dido – Still on my Mind
March 13, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Dido – Still on my Mind

Dido,”Still On My Mind” (BMG)- Dido’s  very belated follow up to 2013’s “Girl Who Got Away” finds the multi-million selling singer-songwriter  moving even further away from her acoustic folk roots as she explores the delig...
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Album Review: Ally Venable – Texas Honey
March 6, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Ally Venable – Texas Honey

Ally Venable, “Texas Honey”(Ruf Records)- Singer and guitarist Ally Venable follows in the illustrious footsteps of fellow Texan Stevie Ray Vaughan as she unveils her eagerly anticipated third album, building on the solid foundations laid by its&#8...
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Album Review: Ryan Bingham – American Love Song
March 1, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Ryan Bingham – American Love Song

Ryan Bingham,”American Love Song” (Axster Bingham Records)- Ryan Bingham’s eagerly awaited sixth studio album finds the award winning singer-songwriter working in close collaboration with one-time guitar prodigy and current Dylan sideman Char...
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Album Review: Tom Russell – ‘October in the Railroad Earth’
February 20, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Tom Russell – ‘October in the Railroad Earth’

Tom Russell, “October in the Railroad Earth” (Proper Records)-  Painter, author,acoustic troubadour and all round Renaissance man Tom Russell may have  been widely acclaimed as one of the finest songwriters of his generation but for some ...
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Album Review: Alice Merton – Mint
February 13, 2019 No Responses

Album Review: Alice Merton – Mint

Alice Merton, “Mint”(Paper Plane Records)-  Alice Merton made quite an impact on music lovers on both sides of the Atlantic  in 2017 with her platinum selling debut single, “No Roots,” and the eagerly anticipated follow-up alb...
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