Nashville fiddler Lillie Mae releases second album 'Other Girls', certifying herself as not just another Country girl. Lillie Mae is as a reliable musician as it gets in Music City. Having played fiddle on tour for both Jack White and Robert Plant, as well as regularly playing the famous Honky Tonks on Nashville’s Broadway with her family since she was a child, Mae has gained … [Read more...] about Lillie Mae: Other Girls – Review
Marika Hackman: Any Human Friend – Review
British singer-songwriter Marika Hackman delivers her most sexually charged and immediate songs to date in 'Any Human Friend', broadening her musical reach with a synth-rock swagger. The twenty-seven-year-old, London-based singer-songwriter Marika Hackman first came to prominence with her 2015 debut, We Slept At Last, a delicate and elliptical record that drew on the folk … [Read more...] about Marika Hackman: Any Human Friend – Review
Bon Iver: i,i – Review
Justin Vernon’s fourth album presents a satisfying, intelligent and purposeful redrafting of the styles of his previous three releases which evolves and coalesces into something buoyant and serene. Since emerging in 2008 with the stripped-down and stunning For Emma, Forever Ago, the alt-pop singer-songwriter Justin Vernon has ploughed a yearning furrow under the Bon Iver … [Read more...] about Bon Iver: i,i – Review
The White Stripes debut album to be reissued as vinyl box set
Jack White’s label Third Man Records is reissuing The White Stripes debut album as part of its 20th anniversary. The White Stripes XX will be released as part of Third Man Records’ ‘Vault Subscription Service’ with special features aplenty. Featuring two discs of red and white (of course), not only do you get the debut album mixed by Jack White, but you’re also treated to … [Read more...] about The White Stripes debut album to be reissued as vinyl box set
/fyo͞oɡ/: Temp’rall Sho’gazing – Review
New Orleans based Jazz/Blues Duo /fyo͞oɡ/ release Temp’rall Sho’gazing calling upon a mix of styles and an impressive mindset to create a well-developed record. Jazz and Blues could be argued to be in it’s healthiest period we’ve seen for a while. And with bands like /fyo͞oɡ/ (thank God for copy and paste), rising from the jazz primordial ooze, it’s easy to see why. New … [Read more...] about /fyo͞oɡ/: Temp’rall Sho’gazing – Review
Natalie Evans: Houses – EP Review
Natalie Evans’ beautifully hypnotic debut EP, Houses, finally comes to vinyl and is packed full of extras. With the vinyl revival in 2013 being nowhere near where it is now, we inevitably have missed out on a multitude of spectacular releases which seemingly would never be pressed onto wax. Now, thanks to label Small Pond records, Kent singer-songwriter Natalie Evans’ is set to … [Read more...] about Natalie Evans: Houses – EP Review