Austin Stambaugh: The Magnolia Sessions (2021)

Austin Stambaugh: The Magnolia Sessions (2021)

Here we have the ninth in what is surely one of the most important and essential series of albums being released in regards to country, American folk and bluegrass. Recording beneath the magnolia tree in the rear garden this time around we have Austin Stambaugh who...
Billy Yfantis: Noises from the Outer Space (2021)

Billy Yfantis: Noises from the Outer Space (2021)

Following on from Billy’s 2019 album ‘Entering the Solar System’ we now find him moving further away from earth with six pieces, all just over ten minutes in length. Yet again this is an electronic album, but when we talk about that regarding Billy it could as easily...
Arrays: Obsidian Oceans (2022) single

Arrays: Obsidian Oceans (2022) single

I can’t believe it is more than a year since I wrote about JP’s last album, Light Years, but it was and now here he is with the new single from the forthcoming third album, Patience Way. {Arrays} never sound like the work of just one man but always come across as a...
Oysterband: Read the Sky (2022)

Oysterband: Read the Sky (2022)

There are times when bands appear to decide to not record any more and instead concentrate on playing live gigs in front of adoring fans, and I am sure that many thought we had seen the last of new material from Oysterband given their most recent studio album was back...
The Flow Collective: Flow (2022)

The Flow Collective: Flow (2022)

This is a wonderful album, very New Zealand, but also very much classic singer-songwriter in a way which is not often heard these days. It took me a while to think who they remind me of, but in the end, I settled for English singer Talis Kimberly and Australian Maryen...