Native Harrow....Happier Now Posted August 01, 2019 Album Music Native Harrow....Happier Now Review This is a really good album. It’s greater than the sum of its parts: the tunes are ok, her voice (Native Harrow is Devin Tuel — nearly ... Read more
Truman Harris....A Warm Day in Winter Posted August 01, 2019 Album Music Review Truman Harris....A Warm Day in Winter This is a jolly album of bassoon-led pieces. You study all your life, you’re really good and you put out a complex album ... and it’s s... Read more
News Time for annual music festival Posted July 11, 2019 Alsager News Time for annual music festival The 11th annual Alsager Music Festival returns this weekend. Milton Park will be the venue for a long string of musical acts on Saturday and Sunda... Read more
Diana Boyle … plays JS Bach Posted July 11, 2019 Album Diana Boyle … plays JS Bach Music Review This album of gentle piano music has a definite meditative quality to it. This is probably because of how Boyle prepares for one of her (reportedl... Read more
Sam Baker....Horses and Stars Posted July 11, 2019 Album Music Review Sam Baker....Horses and Stars This is one of the most remarkable albums we’ve had in some time. Baker half sings and half talks and plays gentle electric guitar, but his s... Read more
Allusinlove....It’s Okay to Talk Posted July 11, 2019 Album Allusinlove....It’s Okay to Talk Music Review Allusinlove is a weird name and the first part remarkably easy to misread as a bottom-related synonym, but they’re from Yorkshire, where they... Read more
Adam French....Slow Dancing Posted July 11, 2019 Adam French....Slow Dancing Album Music Review Following a UK and European tour to promote his well-received debut album The Back Foot And The Rapture, Congletonian singer-songwriter and multi-i... Read more
Marina....Love + Fear Posted July 04, 2019 Albums Marina....Love + Fear Music Review The Diamonds are gone — perhaps she had them recut — and now it’s just Marina. She and her now-resized Diamonds passed us by a li... Read more
Lizzo....Cuz I Love You Posted July 04, 2019 Albums Lizzo....Cuz I Love You Music Review We came across Lizzo some time ago with Batches and Cookies, a stripped down semi-joking but addictive rap song (sample lyrics: “I got my bat... Read more
Chas Rigby....Pearls Posted July 04, 2019 Albums Chas Rigby....Pearls Music Review This is doubtless unfair on Chas, who’s probably 6’ 4” with pecks like a gladiator, but we imagine him as one of those underweigh... Read more