Jackson Mico Milas Blu Terra Apollo Records At some point, all that you have done before, all the experience you have gained the way you have evolved as an artist, should come to fruition at some point. Of course, if there is a modicum of talent [...]
Chris Cleverley Broadcast The Secret Verse Independent The times when singer songwriters would limit themselves to a single acoustic instrument and vocals and lyrics that were only talking about their hurt feelings are still here (well, a little [...]
The Police Ghost In The Machine (Vinyl Reissue) Universal Music/Polydor Originally released in 1981, Ghost In The Machine represents The Police in the middle their career. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, a series of successful albums, singles, [...]
Carla dal Forno Come Around Kallista Records Carla dal Forno’s Come Around gives off a storybook feeling, as though you’ve opened a leather bound, gently discoloured by time, fairy tale novel. Instead of images, her whimsical ‘storytelling’ is [...]
Tenci A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing Keeled Scales Whenever you encounter an artist or a band you did not have a chance to hear before, the first thing you do is try and make a comparison – who do they sound like, or to whom you can [...]
PJ Harvey B-Sides, Demos & Rarities Universal Music/Island Records Concealing almost no part of her musical progression, PJ Harvey’s B-Sides, Demos & Rarities provides us with a road map to her as an artist, as well as a person, and [...]
Pholo When The Soul Sleeps Artoffact Records Since the late ‘80s, Russian post punk bands are characterized by nostalgic auras and cold haunting melodies composed by synths textures, guitar riffs, drum machines, and brooding bass lines. Siberian [...]
Tod Lippy Closer Than They Appear Independent There are two basic criteria to judge a covers album. One is the choice of the covers, the other is the way they are (re)interpreted and/or re-imagined. And usually each of those is usually quite [...]
