Magical Beasts release new EP Yes, My Love, I Am Reaching, finding warmth and beauty amongst a slow and steady pace. If there are two things that Magical Beasts can write about, it’s love and devotion. New EP Yes, My Love, I Am Reaching focuses on these topics heavily throughout, and couple this with a gentle pace that makes you feel as though you’re sauntering through a … [Read more...] about Magical Beasts: Yes, My Love, I Am Reaching – Review
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Resurrection Fern: Fern – EP Review
Indie-folk singer Resurrection Fern returns with new EP Fern, stripping back the sound to create breathing space for an emotional and settled atmosphere. Sometimes records need to be stripped back to allow the artist to say exactly what is on their mind. Amongst too many layers, the ideals of a record can get lost with the many distractions, and a voice can feel like a … [Read more...] about Resurrection Fern: Fern – EP Review
The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do – Review
The Big Moon return with sophomore album Walking Like We Do, switching things up with thought-provoking tracks amongst a deeper sound. Most bands are careful with their second album. Fearful of alienating their fan-base with change, the majority stick to the same script as their first record and hope to find something new and interesting within a similar sound. The Big Moon, … [Read more...] about The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do – Review
Robertas Semeniukas: Backstage Stories – Review
Robertas Semeniukas releases mammoth album Backstage Stories featuring both intriguing instrumentals and strong vocal-led tracks. As one of Lithuania’s hardest working musicians, Robertas Semeniukas has built up a name for himself within the country that is now seeping out to larger audiences. Album Backstage Stories shows off the artist’s penchant for heavy rock and … [Read more...] about Robertas Semeniukas: Backstage Stories – Review
Roy Brooks: The Free Slave – Vinyl Reissue
Michael Sumsion explores the vinyl reissue of a cult gem from the jazz vaults, Roy Brooks’ exquisite 1970’s masterpiece, The Free Slave. The drummer Roy Brooks was a pillar of the Detroit jazz scene of the 1960s and 1970s, predominantly known for his sterling support for household names such as Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Lee … [Read more...] about Roy Brooks: The Free Slave – Vinyl Reissue
Arlo Parks: Super Sad Generation – Review
At the tender age of nineteen, singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has already cemented an exalted reputation in the music industry for her precocious talent, a tremulous synthesis of gritty, poetic lyricism and dusty beats that has garnered her the extolment of ‘breakthrough star of 2019’. Having broken onto the scene last year with her Cola single, a delicate exploration of the … [Read more...] about Arlo Parks: Super Sad Generation – Review