In which the sturdy troubadour MC Taylor and cohorts craft another 60’s and 70’s-steeped vision of American roots music that delves into painful introspection and addresses spiritual and philosophical themes with a sinewy swagger. Hiss Golden Messenger, the craggy-voiced, North Carolina-based singer-songwriter MC Taylor peddles a subtly alchemical and homespun incarnation of … [Read more...] about Hiss Golden Messenger: Terms of Surrender – Review
Scott Chasolen: Living in Limbo – Review
Scott Chasolen returns with new record Living in Limbo, using a difficult time in the singer’s life to create a very honest and, at times, secluded record. We all go through difficult periods in our lives, and unfortunately, for many of us, we find it hard to talk about. Instead, we carry our burdens in solitude instead of seeking out how to fix them or looking for help. … [Read more...] about Scott Chasolen: Living in Limbo – Review
Healing Spells: Vestiges – Review
Healing Spells returns with his first full-length album characterised by an interesting array of eclectic beats, immersive serenity and trialling many ideas. Music should be seen as an experience, and that’s exactly what Healing Spells has tried to create with new record Vestiges. Not one to shy away from trying something new, the record touches on bold ideas backed up with … [Read more...] about Healing Spells: Vestiges – Review
Wildwood Kin: Self-titled – Review
The new self-titled album from Wildwood Kin makes me feel as if I am rocketing across wild American plains in an open-topped sports car, Thelma and Louise style. This is acoustic Country and Western, with more than a hint of folk and a mellow Crosby Stills and Nash style. The album cover shows the band rising up and out of American rock and rising from the earth; that is what … [Read more...] about Wildwood Kin: Self-titled – Review
Supergrass: I Should Coco – Classic Albums
One of the biggest news stories to come out last week was an announcement that 90’s indie rocker Supergrass were getting back together and touring in 2020. Inspired by this news we look back at the trio’s debut album I Should Coco, which turns 25 next year. When Supergrass released their debut album I Should Coco in the Summer of 1995, the eyes of the music industry and the … [Read more...] about Supergrass: I Should Coco – Classic Albums
Gruff Rhys: Pang! – Review
The erstwhile Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys continues his hot creative streak with his latest adventure, a gleefully global music box of warm, layered, South African-saturated pop sung in Welsh. The intrepid Welsh singer-songwriter Gruff Rhys is a restless soul, traversing musical styles and conceptual projects with the frenzied relish of an artist who ceaselessly … [Read more...] about Gruff Rhys: Pang! – Review