Category: EP/Album Reviews

Album Review: Jeremiah Johnson – Straitjacket
August 16, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Jeremiah Johnson – Straitjacket

Jeremiah Johnson, “Straitjacket” (Ruf Records)- Jeremiah Johnson’s eagerly anticipated follow up to 2016’s critically acclaimed “Blues Heart Attack” finds the talented singer and guitarist joining forces with fellow St.Louis native  Mike Zito to create a package which blends personal reflection,...
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Album Review: Hannah Rarity – Neath the Glooming Star
August 16, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Hannah Rarity – Neath the Glooming Star

  Hannah Rarity, “Neath the Gloaming Star” (Self released)- Award winning young Scottish folkie Hannah Rarity   makes her solo debut with a deeply affecting collection whose consistently compelling contents explore the emotive themes of love...
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EP Review: Fizzy Blood – Pink Magic
August 16, 2018 No Responses

EP Review: Fizzy Blood – Pink Magic

Leeds Alt-Rockers Fizzy Blood returns with their 3rd release the balloon popping ‘Pink Magic’ E.P. Opener and title track ‘Pink Magic’ has a strangely safe middle of the road Kasabian re-booted edge. The song stands with legs apart, chest puffed...
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Album Review: Happy – Cult Classic
August 15, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Happy – Cult Classic

Emo-Pop-Punkster HAPPY release their debut album the wonderfully nostalgic, fizzy and poptastic ‘Cult Classics’. Opener ‘How To Lose A Girl In 1.45’ resonates like an American Idiot album cut before the teen comedy soundtrack single ‘Don’t Overdose...
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Album Review: The Bar Stool Preachers – Grazie Governo
August 15, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: The Bar Stool Preachers – Grazie Governo

  Britain’s hardest working band The Bar Stool Preachers release the chest beating, heart pumping and soul saving second album the stunning ‘Grazie Governo’. Opener and title track ‘Grazie Governo’ resonates with a plethora of styles from 2-...
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Album Review: No Coward Soul – ‘The Almanac’
August 9, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: No Coward Soul – ‘The Almanac’

No Coward Soul, “The Almanac” (Self Released)- This fine album provides an eloquent outlet for the creative musings of No Coward Soul’s frontman Brad Schmauss, who grew up amidst the epic grandeur  of Alaska but now draws his inspiration fro...
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Album Review: As It Is – The Great Depression
August 8, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: As It Is – The Great Depression

The World As It Is In all honesty, that an album like “The Great Depression” needs to be made in this day and age, is utterly dumb-founding. The stigma of anxiety/depression is not a new invention; people have been locked...
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Album Review: KIX – Fuse 30 Reblown
August 7, 2018 3 Responses

Album Review: KIX – Fuse 30 Reblown

Whiteman came across the sea… … and brought with him copious amounts of lace and whiskey (Alice Cooper anyone?). Jaunty tunes to “wave your hands in the air, like you just don’t care” to. For the uninitiated, this is Kix....
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Album Review: Dowally – Somewhere
August 2, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Dowally – Somewhere

Dowally, “Somewhere” (Self released)- Dowally’s eagerly anticipated second album finds this unique Scottish folk trio ranging far and wide in their choice of subject matter as they bring their collective expertise to bear on everything from a...
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Album Review: Deaf Havana – Rituals
August 1, 2018 4 Responses

Album Review: Deaf Havana – Rituals

  Know Loss, Know Struggle, Know Defeat, Find Deaf Havana. Firstly, I need to admit that I am approaching this album with an unashamed bias. I’m partial to a bit of Deaf Havana (and not of the guilty pleasure variety,...
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