Camden Club, London Sunday, 13th April 2024 An afternoon of what was going to be psychedelic and prog rock from Wales in this familiar comfy venue changed direction slightly with the withdrawal of headliners Sendelica due to health problems. Get…
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Gopass Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia Wednesday, 26th March 2025 It began with a friend of mine showing me a poster of Tubular Bells playing in his hometown of Bratislava. I initially thought nothing of it, as I had seen many other…
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Although she has been prolific and released plenty of albums, Brandi Carlile has, up until now, flown mostly below my radar so I had no idea who she was. However when it comes to Elton John he has long been…
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You have to hand it to the folks at Cherry Red. No matter the genre, when they do a compilation, you can always expect the unexpected. Electric Junk – Deutsche Rock, Psych And Kosmiche 1970-78 is a journey (literally, as…
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I have followed and enjoyed White Willow’s music since I first discovered them, avidly collecting their releases of which Storm Season, originally released in 2004 and subsequently remastered and re-released in 2024, is my current favourite. Signal To Noise is…
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The Scattering of Leaves is the fourth release from Checking for Echo Project, which is mainly multi-instrumentalist Jon Farley with an impressive array of guest musicians and vocalists. Previous releases from this project have included cover versions of IQ, Frost*,…
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Rioghan have gone from strength to strength in this follow up album to 2022’s Different Kinds of Losses, in more ways than one. The original trio, from Finland, has been beefed up with the addition of bassist Antti Varjanne and…
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The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 Before I get too far into this review I want to address the obvious point that many of you will see as being the most important. This is a band that happens…
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A marvellously reassuring fact about Steven Wilson is that no matter what music he releases, or what project title it goes under, it will be worth listening to. Even if the music ends up not really fitting in with your…
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Twenty-two studio albums into their career, Glass Hammer still have the capacity to surprise. While there have been thematic groupings of albums (think Tolkien, Skallagrim, or the Jon Davison years), Glass Hammer have managed to evade being pigeon-holed into a…
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