Parker Millsap Be Here Instead Okra Homa Records/Thirty Tigers Parker Millsap returns with his fifth studio album but it is a departure from what we’re used to from Millsap. The gritty, high energy folk music of his previously releases like ‘Other Arrangements’ and ‘The Very Last Day’, is replaced with an adventurous, kaleidoscopic sound. The …
Forty Elephant Gang Next Time Round Independent The debut album from Forty Elephant Gang has introduced them to the scene in an explosive fashion – Songs Of Praise is an audacious way to kick start a project. It begins with a catchy refrain ‘I got an open mind Lord, I got an open mind’ and …
Deborah Henrikkson ‘So Far’ DH Productions Deborah Henrikkson’s voice is spellbinding throughout the 21 track album. The Swedish-American singer-songwriter fuses her contemporary folk and Celtic influences perfectly on this haunting new record. Early on we’re introduced to the backing vocals which are highly effective. The production and instrumentation throughout is well thought out and gives …
Chris Andreucci ‘What Don’t Kill You’ Century Music Group The Scottish singer-songwriter is back with the six song collection, ‘What Don’t Kill You’. Infused with the typical country instrumentation of guitars and pedal steel, Chris takes us on a journey of reflection and the lessons he’s learnt; from the catchy, up-beat opening track ‘Here Comes …
Catherine Britt Home Truths Beverley Hillbilly Records Britt’s soft, sweet vocals are the heart of this album and have a similar tone to that of Ashley Monroe. The Australian songstresses latest album is her most personal one. After moving away from Nashville and back to Australia, Britt’s sound – though as authentic as ever – …
Jess Moskaluke The Demos MDM Recordings Jess Moskaluke has teamed up with an array of impressive writers for The Demos; proven hit songwriters such as Emily Shackleton (Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce), Liz Rose (Taylor Swift, Little Big Town) and Corey Crowder (Florida Georgia Line, Chris Young) to name just a few. Moskaluke co-wrote every track …
Lainey Wilson Sayin What I’m Thinkin Broken Bow Records Lainey Wilson returns with that fiery spirit she’s demonstrated before on songs such as Middle Finger and Waste of Good Whiskey. This time she teams up with producer Jay Joyce for an often unique and quirky arrangement of these 12 songs. Joyce injects just a little …
Jonas Carping The YLA Sessions Independent The alt-country music of Jonas Carping is unassuming, stripped back but despite the simplicity of the production it is delivered in the most beautiful and pure way with interesting acoustic guitar parts dominating. The Swedish writer teams up with Sigrid Carping for vocal support on this release and their …
One of our ‘Artists to Watch’ for 2020, Morgan Wallen has now released a double album titled ‘Dangerous’, which is 30 songs in length MORGAN WALLEN DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Republic Records 9/10 A very bold step, but one that very much works for Wallen Double albums are always very contentious subjects. For every ‘Physical Graffiti’ …
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Looking back at one of our summer issues from 2020, here is a review of ‘Martha’ by Dougie Burns, which featured in the May/June edition DOUGIE BURNS MARTHA Self-released 7/10 Journalist turned musician delivers with aplomb It’s likely that no-one could win an argument with Dougie Burns in a way – if he were to ever critique …
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