Olav Martin Bjørnsen

The John Irvine Band – 2024 – The Starships Are Gathering

by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | Feb 24, 2024 | Reviews

UK artist John Irvine and his band released the album “The Starships Are Gathering” through fledgling label Head in the Door Records back in January 2024. This is the sixth studio production by Irvine since The John Irvine Band was launched back in 2011,...

The John Irvine Band: Psychopomp (2022)

by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | Jun 6, 2022 | Reviews

UK project The John Irvine Band have been around in some form or other for a bit over a decade now. From what I understand with few fixed elements in the band itself outside of main man John Irvine himself. “Psychopomp” is the fifth album to be issued...

Gabagool: 2016 (2021)

by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | Jun 10, 2021 | Reviews

US band GABAGOOL has been in development since 2018 and thereabouts, and while the material was written and recorded mainly by Shelby Neil Smith I understand that this is a proper band unit as well, seeing that they have had some live performances recently....

Tristan Wood: Shame (2021)

by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | Jun 7, 2021 | Reviews

US composer and musician TRISTAN WOOD is a young artist based in the pacific northwest that has been developing his career as a pop musician for a few years. Following a good handful of singles he released his debut EP “Shame” in 2021. What we get here is...

Buzzed & Loaded: Drunken Delusions Volume I & II (2021)

by Olav Martin Bjørnsen | Jun 6, 2021 | Reviews

US based power trio BUZZED & LOADED is a fairly new band, launched a couple of years back it would seem, and consist of seasoned musicians with a strong pedigree from the US, Canada and Australia respectively. “Drunken Delusions Volume I & II” is...