I don’t usually review albums at full length, when it’s already out in the world. But I chose to review this for many reasons, the main one being the premise. Desire, is inspired by a year-long adventure through the states in a beat-up 40-year-old RV she transformed into a tiny house with an on-board …
Blog interview: Modeste
Congratulations on the release of “Queen” how does it feel? Thank you, yeah, honestly it feels good to be able to show another aspect of my writing. “Queen” has a much more romantic feel than my previous releases. What’s the story behind the song? The story is actually based on a fictional scenario. …
Single Review: “Shelf-Life” Marie Keane
Let there be horns! This comes in high and fast, Marie’s new single just comes in full whack! The drummer brings out the brushes, and leads the song through with stops and starts. The organ that comes in calls to mind country blues. Marie brings that soul, singing about someone living that single life but …
Single Review: “Hold The Weight” – Rosie Frater-Taylor
This is a stunning piece of soul and blues…. It starts off with an acoustic guitar in the intro but then it’s joined by Rosie’s electric guitar…. BOY can she play! WOW!!! I’ve been a fan from way back but this is taking it to another level. The chord changes are straight out of a …
Album Review: “Delta Breakdown” The Heavy North.
Grumble grumble… Liverpool…. grumble grumble… Talent from drinking the water of the river mersey. Grumble… Annoyingly good songs. Grumble. Oh hey! So…. My boys from Liverpool The Heavy North dropped their new album. And guess what? It’s bloody brilliant. This for me takes over from where their debut album left off, it’s bluesy as hell, …
Blog interview: Asya Satti
Congratulations on the release of your EP Asya Satti, how does it feel? Great! I’m really happy to have these particular songs out as I feel they captured a sound I was trying to create for a little while. What’s the story behind it? I wanted to create a sound that drew from my influences, …
Interview: Lisa Ramey
Hello Lisa how are you? I am feelin’ good!! Thanks for having me 🙂 Congratulations on the release of “Vagabond” how does it feel? Thank you and it feels absolutely AMAZING! I was real excited about releasin this track. It’s so much fun! What’s the story behind the song? Sexy zombies lol I’ve dated a few …
Single Review: “Sense Of Reality” – Lindsey Hinkle
This song is so simple… Just an acoustic guitar and vocals, sometimes that’s all you need. Lindsey’s voice just sits comfortably over this and it may sound a little cheesy but this is the kind of song I could just imagine someone sitting in a coffee shop and performing. You can have your stadium fillers …
Single Review: “By The River” – The Crystal Teardrop
Sitars? Of course. This has a bit of the Eastern touch melody-wise combined with a bit of indie pop, and it works really well. The vocals are so clear, and the guitars are put through their paces with phasing, a bit of reverse and tremolo. Great work production wise. This is quite a soundscape especially …
Single Review: “Mirror Shoes” – Matt Edible And The Obtuse Angels
This next one has lots of fuzz on the guitars – this is made up for with big vocals! Unison in the verse and harmonies very much in the 70s rock vein in the chorus. Cowbell? Of course there’s a cowbell. The toms are big as well on this, I wonder if the drums were …