Album Reviews – Page 37

Lesoir – Push Back The Horizon

After their expansive 2022 Prog epic EP Babel, Lesoir have returned with the impactful Push Back the Horizon release which definitely takes them into new territory. They appear to have swapped their more gentle ‘Prog’ and pastoral tones for punchier…

Vanilla Fudge – Where Is My Mind? The Atco Recordings 1967 – 1969

Box sets can be a dicey proposition. As a huge fan of their documentary approach to an artist or scene, they can contain everything you need to know in terms of popular output while also addressing rarities and other surprises.…

Rosalie Cunningham – To Shoot Another Day

Rosalie Cunningham’s latest album, To Shoot Another Day marks her first project recorded in her home studio, blending both analogue and digital techniques. The anticipation is palpable as we dive into her third solo album. This record, reminiscent of a…

Julia Fordham – Earth Mate

Julia Fordham launched her solo career back in 1988 and this latest release Earth Mate is her fourteenth studio album. Her back catalogue includes forays into the world of jazz, occasional collaborations and also songs for films, and whilst her…

Vola – Friend Of A Phantom

In 2024 the idea of releasing singles is an interesting one. Outside of the really mainstream artists singles aren’t released to drive radio airplay anymore. And realistically, no one is pushing physical products when it comes to one song these…

Argos – Halfway Between Heaven And Mirth

I love the term “Canterbury Sound”, how it conjures up all things ancient and terribly English. Unique houses going back centuries, gardens, a high-spired cathedral and walls of hedges and large plots of green spaces. Ahh, England. A controversial term nonetheless to…