I like the soulfulness of this tune. Fran starts off in the lower range of her voice but what really took me by surprise was when she hit the chorus and the multiple layers of harmonies. Beautiful work! The production on this is so good too, I love the synths on this – poppy but …
Single Review: “Few And Far Between” – Calum Baird
The thing I like about Calum’s voice is that it’s… Honest. What do I mean about that? Well first of all, you can hear his Scottish accent coming through real true, there are no heirs and graces there. He’s a folk singer telling a story in his songs, and you have to have a believable …
Single Review: “Little Grey” – Laura Dannan
Now this song caught my ear for a variety of reasons, first of all, I love Laura’s way of writing she’s a singer songwriter that writes about… Well. Life! If you don’t know what I’m talking about listen to her song “Mid Life Crisis”, it’s self explanatory. This song is about her car though. Yes. …
Single Review: “Feels The Same” – Katie Firth
From an EP of three really strong songs, it was hard to choose which one to pick for my track of the day. But I decided to go with this one, because I love the way it just builds…. The drums start this number off, the kick is low in pitch, but I get the …
Blog interview: Alex Roberts
Hello Alex how are you? Great thanks, it’s a beautiful crisp Autumnal day. My favourite season. Love seeing the colours turn. Congratulations on the release of “Love And Supernatural” how does it feel? Like a mighty strong wind in the sails. I’m proud of this collection of songs and very happy that they’re reaching new …
EP review: “White Horses” – Art Block
Saviour This starts off very gently. Piano led, with a cello and violins playing the county melody, then acoustic guitar to strum the rhythm, this as an opener as a perfect choice. “You were a precious stone, Now I am all alone, I’m fading, yeah I’m fading.” I like this line. The drums come in …
Single Review: “White Horses” – Art Block
White Horses This is a piano led number, the second track in sequence on the EP, I’m liking Art Block’s vocals on this, he starts out low, then the chorus comes in and he opens up fully, it’s showing off his range. His voice is very distinctive, and he’s not afraid to show it. The …
Single Review: “Thirteen Weeks” – With Sun
Thirteen Weeks – With Sun I’ll be honest, I struggled with whether I wanted to review this one, as the subject matter is that raw. And everyone that I know that’s heard this song has had the same reaction. I don’t think I’d have been able to do it justice as a reviewer as my …
Blog interview: Barney, The Winter Codes
Congratulations on the release of “Too Sly To Die”, how does it feel? It feels great to finally have it out there for people to listen to. It’s been a long time in the making. We are happy with the song , the sound and the video so it’s three out of three …
Single Review: “Too Sly To Die” – The Winter Codes”
The intro to this caught my ear straight away, the big drum fill made me sit up for sure! This is a mix of indie rock and traditional Irish music. How do I know? Well, there’s an accordion in there, acoustic guitar, whistle, bass as usual, drums, I’m also hearing a banjo…. All that good …