Kelsea Ballerini SUBJECT TO CHANGE Black River Entertainment 23/09/22 Ballerini’s fourth studio album is her best to date. She once again takes her pop songwriting sensibilities and blends them perfectly with her country roots and the end product is an album littered with catchy melodies and well crafted lyrics. The album begins with the title …
Chris Norman may be a familiar face to many of you. He first found fame as the original lead singer of English rock band Smokie. From 1964-86, Norman toured the world with the soft-rock group but, in 1986, Norman found success as a solo artist with the song ‘Midnight Lady’ which charted all around Europe, …
Steve Yanek is back with a new album aptly titled ‘Long Overdue’. I criticised Yanek’s last album as whilst he could write in a variety of styles, I felt he hadn’t quite decided what he wished to do. However this record is much more cohesive and polished and has a clear sense of direction. The …
Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck is the eagerly awaited new album from Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer. The arrangements throughout complement Walker and Pfeiffer’s style and the sound that fans have come to know and love from the pair. The album opens with ‘Our Golden Age’ which transports us back to the industrial age …
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‘Beyond The Reservoir’ is the exciting new album from Toronto based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor. The album opens with the melancholy ‘Moonlight’ with it’s beautiful backing vocals and Hammond B3 laying the foundations. The swooning pedal steel making you feel at home, this track is a strong opening to a well written record. The single ‘Seeds’ …
After 82 years, most of which she has spent entertaining people across the globe, Judy Collins is back with her first all original record, ‘Spellbound’. The album details the highs and lows of her life and career. The record takes you on a journey and lyrically was inspired by her journal entries she keeps. A …
Jennifer Crook’s vocals shine on the melancholy record, The Broken Road Back Home. The album has been ten years in the making and her beautifully crafted lyrics are perfectly framed by multi-platinum award-winning engineer Stuart Bruce who is on production duties for this one. Previously released song ‘Battle Scars’ is a stand out track as …
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‘Forever’ is the new single from Fox Palmer, taken off their upcoming EP ‘Dark Tides’. The track fuses rock, indie and folk influences while her soulful voice provides an emotive listen. Exploring themes of anger, love, heartbreak and denial, ‘Forever’ really takes you on a journey. Production wise, it’s upbeat and has quite a big …
Keating is touring the UK throughout September and October and is bringing out an exclusive EP to accompany the tour. I love Keating’s gritty, gravelly vocals, they pack a punch and this EP announces her return to live music with the opening track ‘Twenty 22’. It’s got an energetic production that leans slighter towards the …
The 7-piece outfit from Gotland, a Swedish island, blend Americana, country, folk and rock together. Their latest album, ‘Just As Poor As Before’ is the tightest the band has ever sounded with lively fiddle and country guitar solos adding a new dimension to the record. On the opening track, ‘Who Am I To Say’, the …
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