Korpiklaani: Rankarumpu (2024)

Korpiklaani: Rankarumpu (2024)

This is the 12th studio album from Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani, or the 15th since Jonne Järvelä started on the musical journey which has seen a few name changes and a move from pure folk into folk metal. Given that my love of folk music is probably equal to my...
Kerry King: From Hell I Rise (2024)

Kerry King: From Hell I Rise (2024)

King needs no introduction whatsoever, and with the ending of Slayer there was no way he was just going to sit at home and retire gracefully, but instead he has pulled together some of his mates, recorded an album and soon will be back out on the road. All those...
Jazz at the Ballroom: Flying High (2024)

Jazz at the Ballroom: Flying High (2024)

Here is another jazz album which caused me to have a smile on my face from beginning to end. My dad was into jazz, and I remember our first family car had an eight-track cartridge player and we would often listen to big band classics whilst out for a drive. This...
Jake Hertzog: Longing to Meet You (2024)

Jake Hertzog: Longing to Meet You (2024)

There are times when one comes across an album which is so perfectly curated and brought together that one feels there is no single leader of the band, and that everyone is truly being given their chance to shine, and that is very much the case here in what is...
Eric Frazier: That Place (2024)

Eric Frazier: That Place (2024)

Here we have the latest release from Brooklyn-based percussionist, drummer, vocalist, composer and bandleader Eric Frazier. His main instrument on this album is congas and while there is a core band of Gene Ghee (tenor, soprano sax), Wayne Jeffrey (guitar), Mamiko...