Robyn Hitchcock – 1967
“These songs are folk songs now, and I hope they sound like them,” says Hitchcock of his homage to this golden year for music. Continue reading
Album Reviews
English Teacher – This Could Be Texas
Outstanding debut by Leeds act English Teacher, who first impressed us during the Glastonbury Emerging Talent competition two years ago. Continue reading
John Howard – Currently/I Am Not Gone
1970s singer songwriter turned 21st century indie artist John Howard is back with some typically uplifting pop. Continue reading
John Howard – Safety in Numbers/In the Light of Fires Burning
1970s singer songwriter turned independent artist John Howard has revisited two unreleased tracks from his Night Mail project from 2015 for his latest release. Continue reading
Best albums of 2023
Welcome to our Best Albums of 2023 list. Continue reading
Steven Adams – DROPS
Broken Family Band man Steven Adams is back with this first new collection in three years and his first as a solo artist since 2016’s Old Magick. “It’s taking ages but it’ll sound like it was recorded in an afternoon,”… Continue reading
The Mountain Goats – Jenny From Thebes
All kindness and no filler on The Mountain Goats latest album. Continue reading
Sufjan Stevens – Javelin
On his tenth album Sufjan Stevens has borrowed much from his back catalogue to make perhaps his most complete album so far. Continue reading
John Monroe and Field Music – Songs from the Shelf
Timeless EP of piano driven pop from the Field Music talent factory. Continue reading
The 3 Clubmen
Eponymous EP from former XTC man Andy Partridge with Jen Olive and Stu Rowe is one of this year’s freshest takes on pop. Continue reading