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
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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
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
The Rightly So: Vandura – Review
Buffalo, NY-based duo The Rightly So share the highs and lows of life on the road in new record Vandura, creating an honest and persevering folk-laden journey. The Rightly So have been very busy. Duo Jess Chizuk and Greg Zeis have been touring relentlessly and living on the road for the last year and a half out of a homemade RV, taking in all the sights and sounds of their … [Read more...] about The Rightly So: Vandura – Review
O’Flynn: Aletheia – Review
The London producer’s accomplished debut album, Aletheia, demonstrates a consummate command of moods and instrumentation as it saunters effortlessly between a plethora of electronic and downtempo styles. In 2015, the London musician aka O’Flynn caused ripples in clubland with his acclaimed 12” singles, Tyrion and Desmond’s Empire, a pair of supple productions that elicited … [Read more...] about O’Flynn: Aletheia – Review