Congratulations on the release of Corona Time In Amerika, how does it feel? It is a culmination of a lot of different musical genre interests, a lot of different social and political circumstances here in the US and it is the ultimate pandemic production….an album which brought the musicians in the band together at a …
When I get sent a track by a PR company or record plugger – in this case Cathy from 44Faced (Shout out to Cathy!) I try not to look at the assets straight away. I listen to the track so I can hear the artists without making any judgements – so when I saw that …
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 …
Oh wow. The first thing that kicks this off is a glissando down a piano, transporting you back in time with some retro funky flavours… It’s like I ran down a giant piano to be plonked into to the late 1970s…. First off this sounds a bit like EWF without the horns, very much a …
Last month I had the pleasure of hearing Frida Touray for the first time. Her debut EP, ‘Mending’ (E2 Music, Edition 22/2/22), proved an exciting and revealing listen. Touray brings with her a depth of experience and understanding of music, honed while working with Lianne La Havas, Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, NAO, Cinematic …
You are a singer, how did it all begin for you? I went in for a talent competition at Butlins for a bit of fun and ended up winning. You have been on tour with the Happy Mondays, how was it? Probably the best tour we’ve done, well that I can remember. Most gigs were …
