Album Review: Ela Minus – acts of rebellion Chase McMullen·October 23, 2020Ela Minus is now. There’s simply no other way to put it. Given its confrontational title, her debut...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Album Review: Hen Ogledd – Free Humans Rob Hakimian·October 1, 2020Hen Ogledd is the Celtic name from the Middle Ages for an area of Northern England and Southern...Album ReviewsReviews
Hen Ogledd ponder space and time through the eyes of an ageing entertainer on “Crimson Star” Kyle Kohner·September 2, 2020With an imperfect, cracking falsetto that is somehow familial and reassuring, Richard Dawson sings of space travel and time—themes the band has frequented time and time again.News & Track Reviews
Interview: Protomartyr John Wohlmacher·August 28, 2020Police violence, foreign diseases, faceless corporate illusionists, political unrest. Madness, narcissism, death! You’d be forgiven for thinking the...FeaturesInterview
Album Review: Alex Izenberg – Caravan Château Ray Finlayson·July 31, 2020After the release of his 2016 debut album Harlequin, Alex Izenberg went through a tumultuous period in his life. Beset by a failed...Album ReviewsReviews
Cosmic folkies Hen Ogledd announce new album with the percolating “Trouble” Rob H·July 29, 2020Hen Ogledd – the British quartet featuring Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington – have...News & Track Reviews
Alex Kapranos and Clara Luciani team up for Americana-tinged cover of “Summer Wine” Ray Finlayson·July 28, 2020Franz Ferdinand lead singer Alex Kapranos and acclaimed French chanteuse Clara Luciani have come together to conjure up their own place...News & Track Reviews
Album Review: Shirley Collins – Heart’s Ease Emma Bauchner·July 24, 2020Shirley Collins is 85 years old. The fact that she is still recording is remarkable enough on its...Album ReviewsReviews
Album Review: Protomartyr – Ultimate Success Today Michael Cyrs·July 20, 2020Protomartyr frontman Joe Casey must read quite a lot. On the band’s 2014 track “Maidenhead” he retold a...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Shirley Collins shares the golden ode to family life “Sweet Greens and Blues” Rob H·July 2, 2020Legendary English folk singer Shirley Collins recently announced that she’ll be releasing a new album called Heart’s Ease...News & Track Reviews
