Instagram informed me that Twinnie was going live. It was an album launch party with a difference. With a sofa instead of a stage, and an audience loud with comments instead of cheers, the release of Hollywood Gypsy was being celebrated with a long since opened bottle of wine. Not quite the occasion she hadContinue reading “Twinnie – Hollywood Gypsy”
Category Archives: Album Reviews
Charlotte Campbell – On the Southbank
For anyone struggling to cope with isolation, may I prescribe Charlotte Campbell’s new album as the perfect tonic. The London busker’s latest release shines as bright through my stereo as the spring sun through my window. It is a light that is not so much warm and fuzzy; rather, it unburdens you of worry andContinue reading “Charlotte Campbell – On the Southbank”
Break the Silence – Two Ways Home
The debut album of alt-country duo Two Ways Home has been a long time coming. The anticipation building up to the release of Break the Silence has felt so great at times that the weight of expectation has become almost fragile. For such a lengthy build-up, the risk of disappointment becomes ever greater. No suchContinue reading “Break the Silence – Two Ways Home”
Emily Mae Winters – High Romance
High Romance from Emily Mae Winters is an album full of delights. Just when you think you know her sound, she will surprise you with something completely different. The first song, ‘Come Live in my Heart & Pay No Rent’, is exactly what I expected. As such, I was preparing for a record full ofContinue reading “Emily Mae Winters – High Romance”
Morganway – Debut Album Review
Morganway have been making quite the impression on the live circuit in recent months. Such has been the impact of their live performances that their debut album has become highly anticipated. And boy, does it deliver. Covered in countrified Americana, with flecks of folk, bits of the blues, and rock running right through, this isContinue reading “Morganway – Debut Album Review”
Elles Bailey – Road I Call Home
After her critically-acclaimed debut album Wildfire, the pressure must have been on Elles Bailey with her follow up. But she exceeds even the highest of expectations on Road I Call Home, a record that is nothing short of phenomenal. Much more personal than her first, yet no less genre-spanning, Road I Call Home is, inContinue reading “Elles Bailey – Road I Call Home”
The Southern Companion – Shine a Little Light
The Southern Companion have taken various musical strands – country, rock, pop, blues, and Americana – and plaited them together to form a set of songs that make up their latest album, Shine a Little Light. Every song seems to have two or three layers to it, The Southern Companion seamlessly switching between slightly differentContinue reading “The Southern Companion – Shine a Little Light”
Frankie Davies – Wherever I Go
Wherever I Go by Frankie Davies is a picture-perfect snapshot of country music in the UK right now. It represents a wonderful and intriguing confluence of genres: rock, pop and folk all feeding into the mainstream of country to create a truly convergent sound. The girl from Jersey has done well with this debut album.Continue reading “Frankie Davies – Wherever I Go”
Liv Austen – A Moment of Your Time
I suspect that Liv Austen isn’t just a wonderful artist but a wonderful person too. Her debut album A Moment of Your Time is, in some respects, a revelation. The Norwegian-born singer has fused country, pop and rock together to produce an appealing sound. But it is in the lyrics that we find this albumContinue reading “Liv Austen – A Moment of Your Time”
Talk of This Town – Catherine McGrath
Catherine McGrath represents the next stage in the UK country music revolution. I say this because it is not just BBC Radio 2 that are championing her. Scott Mills and others have been playing the 21-year-old’s music over on Radio 1 too. Her debut album Talk of This Town is bursting with the kind ofContinue reading “Talk of This Town – Catherine McGrath”
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