by Kev Rowland | Feb 27, 2022 | Reviews
I think I need to start this review with a series of statements. I first came across South African born Lee when she signed to AAA Records for her debut NZ EP Lost Girl back in 2019, and my good friend TeMatera Smith asked me to write the press release. I loved the...
by Kev Rowland | Feb 27, 2022 | Reviews
Outnumbered is the debut single from Pōneke alt-folk artist {Greta O’Leary}, and from the first delicate picked notes on guitar, violin and double bass, the listener is being brought into an incredibly atmospheric world. Her voice belies her age, as one can never...
by Kev Rowland | Feb 27, 2022 | Reviews
Wellington band The Barry Holt Cohort comprise of Barry on guitars and vocals, Chris Coad on fretless bass and Louie Levin, drum machine. Hailing from Liverpool, he grew up when that city was going through a period of austerity, and it is no surprise to hear punk and...
by Kev Rowland | Feb 27, 2022 | Reviews
There are some albums where the listener feels they are intruding way too much on something which is incredibly private. Back in 1979 Dennis DeYoung had a major argument with the rest of Styx as he felt that even though he had played them Babe it was way too private...
by Kev Rowland | Feb 27, 2022 | Reviews
There are surely few authors who have captured the imagination of musicians as much as 19th century author Edgar Allan Poe. From Iron Maiden to the series of amazing releases on Cadabra Records, artists have used his words as inspiration for wonderful music, and here...