This song came out in 1971, and I thought I’d revisit it. It was a song that was written in a time of turmoil – Vietnam War, the Cold War,, economic crisis and while World War II was long over, the message still needed to be heard. Earth Songs were being written to illustrate that …
Single Review: “Catch The Door” – Liza Lo
This has such a tasty groove to it! You have bass, drums, percussion and guitar, giving great vibes, it had me bopping my head to it from the get go. Add to that the piano that’s playing along with Liza’s deep and rich vocals – there’s a nice touch of reverb on it at 1:08 …
Single Review: “Monsoon Breeze” – Ch’Lu
This track is a beautiful folk number with an ethereal quality to it, which makes me understand why Ch’Lu chose to label this as new age. Within the track you hear so many layers – bird song, operatic vocals, crickets. All accompanied by a classical guitar, this whisked me off to a far away place …
Single Review: “Good To Gone” Amelia McFall
Canadian songbird Amelia McFall is back, bringing her brand of soul, jazz and blues to her new single, and it’s a stunner of a track. This is piano led, and Amelia sings this comfortably, her voice sounds so rich on this! Wow. I just felt a warmth hearing it on the first play. Her vocals …
Single Review: “Dead Moles” – Andrew Goldring
This song soundtracked my walk around Sainsbury’s. It’s gentle, but very dark in terms of the progression and feel though so it’s quite a contrast! This is an acoustic led number, with strings added for good measure, Andrew sings in the higher register but it’s whispered. My favourite part is when the piano and strings …
Single Review: “Daddy” – Naughty Boy X Emeli Sandé
In honour of it being Naughty Boy’s birthday on 1st January 2025, I decided to review one of my favourite tracks of the last 25 years. Yes, I have a loose top 20 of favourite tracks of the current century. Strange? Maybe. Anyway, this is a collaboration with Emeli Sandé and they go next levels …
Blog interview: Marina Albero
Hello Marina, how are you? I’m doing great, thanks for having me. Congratulations on the release of your album “A Nomad Of Sound” How does it feel? I’m feeling very happy and quite surprised how it turned out. I’m getting a great feedback from both audience and critics. What’s your favourite track from it? That’s a …
Blog interview: Miso808
Congratulations on the release of ‘bedtime stories mp3’ how does it feel? Thank you! It feels really great. I am proud to have completed a cohesive and full body of work. It’s also really exciting to see the way people have been responding to it. It’s a seven track project with an interesting backstory tell …
Blog interview: Mia Wilks
Hello Mia how are you? Very well thank you. Thank you for having me. Congratulations on the release of Sunshine how does it feel? Thank you. I was so excited to release the song last Friday. It’s had a really great response. 11,000 views on Saturday on Instagram and over 22,800 plays on SoundCloud so …
Blog interview: bby ivy
Congratulations on the release of Closing Chapters. How does it feel? Thank you! It feels surreal, honestly. This project has been such a personal journey for me, and now that it’s out in the world, it’s like releasing a piece of my heart. The response has been overwhelming in the best way—it’s so fulfilling to see …