In which the celebrated music author sets out to examine the reciprocal connections between the English pastoral and music, via a psycho-geographical cycle of essays on landscape and sounds. With his fascinating and heartfelt new book, The Lark Ascending, the venerated music writer Richard King has taken Vaughan-Williams’ enduring titular composition as the starting point … [Read more...] about Richard King: The Lark Ascending – Book Review
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The Black City: Wake Up. The Funk – Review
The Black City release new record Wake Up. The Funk that manages to live and breath the genre whilst bringing in subtle hints of reggae, dub and blues. There seems to be a bit of a resurgence of funk in the charts recently. Just take a listen to Mark Ronson’s Knock Knock Knock, or even Noel Gallagher’s recent single Black Star Rising. These two tracks do feature more of a … [Read more...] about The Black City: Wake Up. The Funk – Review
Two Door Cinema Club: False Alarm – Review
Two Door Cinema Club returns with their fourth studio album, False Alarm managing to produce some catchy and danceable beats, but not maintain the pace. If you aren’t familiar with them, Two Door Cinema Club is a Northern Irish three-piece indie rock band with three full-length records already under their belts. They released their debut, Tourist History, in 2010 followed up … [Read more...] about Two Door Cinema Club: False Alarm – Review
Mauwe: Ain’t It Magical – Review
Feel the pulsing heart of melancholy and reflection in this abject and moody single release from Mauwe. From the outset, the compressed and subtle delay on the solo notes, provide the minor tonal harmony and rhythm upon which the vocals can be blended beautifully. This feature allows the low industrial beat to enable the track to breathe. The combination of indie feel with … [Read more...] about Mauwe: Ain’t It Magical – Review
Bedouine: Bird Songs Of A Killjoy – Review
On her second album, the folk singer-songwriter Bedouine pulls the rug from under her listeners by adding subtle and enticing embellishments to her pristine chamber-folk sound. The Syria-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Azniv Korkejian, aka Bedouine, entered the wider musical consciousness in 2017 with her self-titled album on Matthew E White’s Spacebomb label, a … [Read more...] about Bedouine: Bird Songs Of A Killjoy – Review
Paul Maged: Fight To The Death – EP Review
Paul Maged releases new EP Fight To The Death featuring an eclectic mix of genres and ideas that manage to hit home hard. Having previously reviewed Paul Maged’s single The Resistance, which also appears on this EP, I thought I knew what to expect from it. I was wrong. Yes, heavy riffs and anger-laden instances to make appearances on Fight To The Death, but this is not the … [Read more...] about Paul Maged: Fight To The Death – EP Review