by Kev Rowland | Sep 4, 2022 | Reviews
This is a somewhat unusually presented album in that the first four tracks are then combined with another piece to make a fifth which takes up more than half the album. Jimmy Ryan provides electric guitar and bass, and he is joined on this very relaxed harmonious...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2022 | Reviews
This is the debut single from Christchurch-based rock group Electric Temples, and the thing which impresses me most right from the off is the use of space. When a band starts, it is easy to throw the kitchen sink into a recording instead of understanding that often...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2022 | Reviews
During lockdown Ada was unable to regularly meet with her long-time musical director Jamieson Trotter, so instead they turned their endeavours towards writing songs. Ada would write the lyrics and melody, and then over zoom Jamieson would work on the arrangements. The...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2022 | Reviews
There are times when one reads a press release in utter disbelief. I normally play the album before reading about it, so I am not affected by anything contained within, and while I was pretty sure this was not a late Sixties album and not British, I was convinced this...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2022 | Reviews
There are a few bands in the world where one can see there is a new release and pretty much have a good guarantee of what it is going to sound like and what the lyrical content is going to be about. One of these is Sabaton, and another is the mighty Amon Amarth. They...
