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

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 inexplicable reason he remains...
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Album Review: High Rise – Endeavours

Album Review: High Rise – Endeavours

We Got High Hopes… The metalcore subgenre pulls another home-grown talent under its umbrella, High Rise dig their incisive fingers deep into your skin and begin to pick and poke around until their hearts content. Echoes of While She Sleeps,...
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Album Review: Alice Merton – Mint

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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Album Review: Millencolin – SOS

Album Review: Millencolin – SOS

After a brief flirtation with a more alt rock sound, Sweden’s favourite beams of sunshine Millencolin returned to form in 2015 with “True Brew,” so hopes are high for the follow up and I’m here to reassure you that all...
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Album Review: The Spangles – Sweet FA

Album Review: The Spangles – Sweet FA

Okay, if you’re a fan of Three Colours Red, The Wildhearts, The Yo Yo’s, Green Day or Terrorvision then this a  heaven made release for your musical palate. Born from Danny McCormack’s The Main Grains and The Idol Dead, The...
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Album Review: The Sunday Sadness – Self Titled

Album Review: The Sunday Sadness – Self Titled

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi… Bonjour, je m’appelle Azra et j’écris pour Original Rock. First of all, I’d like to apologise to my French brothers and sisters, I learnt the language in secondary school and was quite good, but...
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Album Review: Emarosa – Peach Club

Album Review: Emarosa – Peach Club

Kentucky’s Emarosa have been on quite the musical journey. Emerging in the mid to late 00’s as a metalcore act, they honed their sound over the years, dropping the metal elements in the process, and establishing themselves as one of...
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Album Review: Mike Tramp – Stray From The Flock

Album Review: Mike Tramp – Stray From The Flock

Stray Cat Strut Mike Tramp, ladies and gents is  a pin up in the truest sense – sky rocketing to the top with White Lion (sigh….), with his glorious head ( dare I say, mane) of hair, and such wondrous...
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Album Review: Amber Cross – Savage on the Downhill

Album Review: Amber Cross – Savage on the Downhill

Amber Cross,”Savage on the Downhill”(Self-Released)-If there was any justice in this benighted world the name of Amber Cross would already be as familiar to devotees of the finest Americana as luminaries such as Nanci Griffith and Iris DeMent, and ...
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Album Review: Calva Louise – Rhinoceros

Album Review: Calva Louise – Rhinoceros

London three-piece Calva Louise presents their carbonated fizz fuelled debut ‘Rhinoceros’. Opening cut ‘I Hear A Cry’ is a thinly spread slice of reduced fat Grunge with some catchy bipidy bop chucked on top, it works. Next is the fuzz...
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