ALBUM REVIEW: DEGURUTIENI – DARK MONDO (Voodoo Rhythm Records)
The subtitle for the album is “frightening music for scared people” which is not a bad description for this weird but very unique release
ALBUM REVIEW: BRIGITTE DEMEYER – SEEKER (BDM Music)
It is one of those songs that you’ll find yourself asking if you’ve heard it before or if it’s Norah Jones or possibly Joni Mitchell, which in itself is very high praise.
ALBUM REVIEW: ARALUEN – AND THERE IT IS (Kaloo Kalay)
Country-soul is exactly what is says. Think of people like James Carr, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke, Clarence Carter, the aptly named Joe South, names that may also resonate with blues lovers.
ALBUM REVIEW: KEVIN BURT – STONE CRAZY (Gulf Coast Records)
Gulf Coast Records are getting themselves a great roster of acts together and Kevin Burt epitomizes the high standards set. Here is a ten track album of the highest class blues tunes, recorded at Marz Studios, produced by Mike Zito. All self-penned other than Bill Withers composition, Better Off Dead. Actually here on some songs […]
ALBUM REVIEW: THE QUESTIONNAIRES – ATLANTIC RIDGE (Boom Chang Records)
The Questionnaires are Jane Ward and Steve Hall who originate from the north-east of England. The rest of the band is made up of session musicians that also originate from the same area. Heavy Heart starts the album very sweetly and softly. It has all the hallmarks of Americana, but also Ward has a smokey […]
ALBUM REVIEW: THE FOUR KNIGHTS – COLLECTION 1946-59 (Acrobat Music)
As it says on the tin this double CD package covers output from the group immediately following the end of WW2 up to 1959. In common with their contemporaries The Flamingos, Dells, Penguins, Five Satins Moonglows and Cadets by today’s standards this music is well safe. Ideal for soft radio consumption and pushing only slightly […]
ALBUM REVIEW: BILLY ECKSTINE – THE BILLY ECKSTINE COLLECTION 1947-1962 (Acrobat Records)
Billy Eckstine started out as a trumpeter and then became a big band leader in the early 1940’s. He later took the step of going on a solo career and this collection of seventy-four songs on three CD’s is the latest delve into the archives. He was a crooner of his day and amassed a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: SONNY GREEN – FOUND! ONE SOUL SINGER (Little Village Foundation)
ALBUM REVIEW: JIM STANARD – COLOUR OUTSIDE THE LINES (Manatec Records)
Colour Outside the Lines is an album of mature lyrics, married to a soundscape that blends in elements of pop, Appalachian music, Bluegrass, and folk. The eleven tracks, all written and sung by Jim Standard, who also adds acoustic guitar, look at modern relationships, love, and the world how it is. The Opium Wars is […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ADAM’S CURSE – WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW ABOUT YOU (Bad Reputation Records)
This is the debut album from Adam’s Curse a trio formed by ex Glyder guitarist and songwriter Bat Kinane. During the noughties Glyder released five albums and toured around Europe as a well-respected classic rock style outfit. Joining Kinane is Bassist John Treacy who Kinane had produced and recorded an EP with and drummer Brendan […]
