Anyone who has been following my writings over the last few years will know just how excited I am regarding any music from the hugely talented Jo Beth Young. I first came across her when she was working firstly as Talitha Rise, then Rise, but now she is firmly...

“Kanohi ki te Kanohi” can be translated as “face to face, or in person”, and is the third single from Emily as she builds up to the release of the upcoming EP, ‘Auaha’. It is similar in many respects to the last single, “Arise”, as musically it is soft jazz combined...

The Grand Undoing is a collection of musicians brought together under the leadership of multi-instrumentalist Seth Goodman, who also provides the lead vocals and material. Looking down at the list of those involved I was somewhat surprised to see the name of the...

I bought my first Helloween release more than 30 years ago, picking up the single “I Want Out”, since when I have had a soft spot for the Teutonic band. They released some groundbreaking albums, and are still going strong today, but over the years they have made some...

Thankfully, ‘Unarmed’ was not the only album which Helloween released in 2010, as they also brought out ‘7 Sinners’ which was much more like their normal fare. It is almost as if they needed to prove to others that they also understood recording a 17-minute-long...

2013’s ‘Straight Out Of Hell’ showed a band looking back to their legacy as they approached their 30th anniversary. From the cover art bringing the pumpkin back front and centre for the first time in too long, and then from opener “Nabatea” all the way through to...

Recorded over two days in the middle of 2019, this release finds Hwang (violin, viola) combining with drummer Andrew Drury and bassist Ken Filiano to create music which is only possible when musicians know each other intimately. Hwang may be listed as the composer,...

On this album, composer John Finbury’s has combined broad Latin American and Spanish influences and has then delivered this in alternating vocal and instrumental tracks. On this release he has brought together the delicate and emotional vocals of Magos Herrera, along...