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Lazy Fifty: Sitting In The Shadows (2024) single
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Brutalism: Solace in Absurdity (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
BlissBliss: Horizons (2022)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Deicide: Banished by Sin (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Gareth Turner and Simon Care: Two’s Up Two (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Banter: Heroes (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Under A Spell: Freya (2023)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Ukes of Tomorrow: Seconds Of Our Lives (2022)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Shakin Street: Scarlet. The Old Waldorf August 1979 (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Ravenhall: Brother (2024)
by Kev Rowland | June 30, 2024 | Reviews | 0 Comments
Kariti: Dheghom (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
Back in 2020 I reviewed the debut album by Kariti, ‘Covered Mirrors’, and she is finally back with the follow-up. Kariti (карити), which means 'to mourn the dead' in church Slavonic, is a Russian-born artist now based in Italy and this release sees her moving away...
Just One Fix: Submit or Death (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
One of my favourite NZ metal bands in Just One Fix, and it is way too long since they released an EP. We have been getting tasters with singles, but at least we have six tracks, 26 minutes in length and the only real issue is that it is not enough, where is the album?...
John Michaelz and the Black Brothers Band: Soul Exodus (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
Towards the end of 2022 I was asked to review the ‘Limited Edition’ EP by this band, and to be honest I was not too sure about undertaking it as this is a reggae act, a genre I confess to knowing virtually nothing about. I found I really enjoyed it, although I was...
Fiffdimension: Acoustic [Yin] / Electric [Yang] (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
What we have here is a double CD set from Dave Edwards to celebrate 25 years of Fiffdimension, with one disc acoustic and the other electric, both housed in the same digipak so by turning it over one has the correct artwork and track listing for one style and by...
Dronestool: DeathHawk (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
I have now been reviewing music for more than 35 years, which means it is somewhat embedded in me so if I head to a gig I find it difficult not to review it, and when someone sends me an album just for me to listen to, not to review, then it always ends up on my list....
Distressed: Nothing For No One (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews
Here we have the debut album from Finnish quintet Distressed, and anyone expecting something of the melodic rock or progressive genre, given the label they are signed to, are going to be in for something of a surprise. Nick Katona just said to me that the band were...
Miranda Sex Garden: Velventine (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
To say I was surprised when I was sent this EP by Katharine Blake was something of an understatement as I was under the impression that MSG had broken up years ago. Turns out that is indeed the case, but they reformed for a gig in 2022 and are now set for a full tour....
Lazy Fifty: One Last Time (2024) single
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
“One Last Time is the third single off Lazy Fifty’s upcoming EP ‘Neighbour of the Beast’ which is a collaboration between Adrian Athy and producer Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia, The Feelers, Devilskin etc.). On the EP Adrian wrote all the songs, sang...
Aborted: Vault Of Horrors (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
The Belgian death metal act are back with their twelfth album, and they have taken a somewhat unusual approach to this one in that singer Sven de Caluwé, who has been at the helm since the band’s formation in 1995, has brought in some mates to perform with him on each...
Children of Bodom: A Chapter Called Children of Bodom (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
On 15th December 2019, Children Of Bodom, which at the time consisted of Alexi Laiho (lead guitar, lead vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Seppälä (bass), Janne Wirman (keyboard), and Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar), held their last concert in Helsinki named,...
Andy Pratt: Trio (2024)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
Andy Pratt, who is based in Chicago, is a fluent and melodic jazz guitarist who also sings with a deep and friendly voice. On this recording, which took place over two days last June (recorded live in the studio with no overdubs), he is joined by bassist Joe...
Zany Starblaster: The Lost Tapes (2019)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
I have heard quite a lot of Jerry Kingls music in recent years, but this is a blast from the past, quite literally. Zany Starblaster were a Wisconsin Rapids band that performed locally and elsewhere in the mid-west during the years of 1978 through 1980. Members...
Varathron: The Crimson Temple (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
Hellenic Black Metal act Varathron are blessed with an incredibly stable line-up in recent years, given that the current version of the band came together in 2012. Singer Stefan Necroabyssious has been at the helm for 35 years, and he is joined by Achilleas C on...
Sarah McKenzie: Without You (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
This project originated in 2020 when Sarah McKenzie recorded “Corcovado (Quiet Nights)” with guitarist Romero Lubambo and cellist Jaques Morelenbaum as a trio. The reception to their Facebook video was so favorable that they performed at several European jazz...
Robert Prester & Adriana Samargia: Quenara (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
When it comes to music, there is always room for the overblown, but anyone who has been following my reviews for the last 35+ years will know I very much enjoy simplicity, and that when a performance is just an untreated vocal and an acoustic instrument it is at its...
Moofish: Entropia (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
Here we find the duo of Rhonda Hofmans Johnson (lyrics, main vocals, harmonies, acoustic guitar) and Chris Fish Johnson (lyrics, backing vocals, spoken word, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, soundscapes, synths, piano and keyboards) being joined by...
Michael McClure: The Complete Wrx of the Shlarb Trilogy (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
I first came across Michael some years ago when he sent me some albums by faunch to review, and now the left-handed guitarist has brought together three EP’s he released under his own name as a single 10-track album. Michael started playing guitar in 1973, when he was...
Marius Neset: Geyser [Live at Royal Albert Hall – BBC Proms] (2023)
by Kev Rowland | Jun 1, 2024 | Reviews
‘Geyser’ is a piece in eight parts which was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Marius Neset Quintet with the London Sinfonietta on September 3rd, 2022, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, as part of BBC Proms 2022. Marius provides both tenor and...
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- Marco Glühmann – A Fragile Presentby Magnus Moar on July 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Jade Warrior – Borne On The Solar Wind: The Vertigo Albumsby Basil Francis on July 25, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- A Different Aspect #94by Bob Mulvey on July 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Gentle Giant – The Missing Piece (2024 Steven Wilson Remix)by Basil Francis on July 22, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Yes – Talk [30th Anniversary: 4CD Boxset]by Alex Driessen on July 21, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Prog For Peart 2024: Day Twoby David Edwards on July 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Kaipa – Sommargryningsljusby Mel Allen on July 18, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Kaipa, who were first formed in 1973, and went on to become legendary within the Swedish music scene and further afield, here they return with their 15th studio album Sommargryningsljus. This is the follow up to their last release Urskog…
- Carmenby Basil Francis on July 15, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Andy Nixon – The Waterlineby Rob Fisher on July 13, 2024 at 5:00 pm
I grew up by the sea, happy, carefree hours spent playing on sandy shorelines, excitedly scrabbling over rocks as the waves noisily threatened frothy sprays of water, and exhilaration from the wind dancing in your hair as you scamper along…