Finally a new album from Swedish band Beardfish (with apologies for the delayed review! – Ed.), following on from their 2012 release The Void. This latest album clearly shows that the band are continuing to develop an identity of their…
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Since 2009 Godsticks have steadily been building an impressive catalogue of releases but with Emergence they take their sound to a new level of intensity whilst still incorporating most of the elements that made the band special in the first…
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Where were you in 1970/71? Musically the Top 20 gave you the choice of Mungo Jerry, Norman Greenbaum or the England World Cup Squad. The Beatles broke up. Tull, Crimson, VdGG and ELP all released albums and child actor Phil…
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Procol Harum Firstly, a caveat – the copy we have for review is the single CD edition, but for the fan there is a 2-CD version available that includes a further 23 tracks of alternate takes and radio sessions. I…
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Music has been around for millennia, instruments come and go, some last, some set the standard (Stradivarius?). Les Paul did not invent music with the invention of the electric guitar, and perhaps that’s where Fernwood come in. Taking old instruments…
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Brilliant! The album title, that is, and as with the confectionery of a similar name, it neatly captures the varied nature of what is enclosed within the packaging. Robert Webb (RW) has a long history within the music industry, probably…
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One of those stupid things that mean the world, probably to all of us over 40, is the aesthetic appreciation of the physical artefact associated with our listening pleasures, be it a gatefold LP cover, or, heavens forfend, a CD…
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Tiger Moth Tales is a solo project from multi-instrumentalist Peter Jones. Many of you will already be familiar with the 2014, Tiger Moth Tales debut album, Cocoon, a charming and often whimsical album. Take a look at the review by…
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An interesting prospect this band from ‘The Land Downunder’, Melbourne to be precise. An instrumental quartet, Montresor is the work of composer and guitarist Cameron Pikó who assembled a group of like-minded musicians with a love of Zappa and Rush…
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Jim Griffin is an Irish musician and former frontman of Celtic rockers The Fewer, The Better, and he has been writing and recording this solo album over a number of years. Based around a tale that crops up in many…
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