To mark the release of her latest EP, Cara Hammond is undertaking her first headline tour. And it could not have gone any better in her hometown of Wrexham. The singer-songwriter was supported with gusto and grace by an almost sell-out crowd, huddled together in the performance space of Tŷ Pawb. Short but sweet, herContinue reading “Cara Hammond – Borderlines Hometown Show”
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Caitlin Mae – Seasons Change
‘Seasons Change’, the new EP from Caitlin Mae, is a real paradox. For beneath the punchy chords and punkish vocals lie themes of loneliness and lost loves. Her style is more akin to the heavy metal genre; yet though she borrows elements of it, she shares her vulnerabilities through the familiar sound of Country-Rock. PopContinue reading “Caitlin Mae – Seasons Change”
ELERI – The Carnival
Behold! The bright lights and festooned rides of ‘The Carnival’ are about to wander into town. For singer-songwriter ELERI presents a music spectacular that is not to be missed. An eclectic show of country bops and reflective folk moments. Prepare for your listening ear to be drawn keenly to the sound that she presents. ForContinue reading “ELERI – The Carnival”
Edie Bens – Poster Child
Following her debut EP ‘Playing Pretend’, Edie Bens turns up the tempo and increases the pop on new single ‘Poster Child’. The Welsh singer-songwriter returns with another tale of broken love, this time dissecting the returning ex whose life is a shadow of their former self. Bens tells the story with her usual frank honestyContinue reading “Edie Bens – Poster Child”
John Jenkins – Tuebrook
Head east out of Liverpool City Centre and you will come to a suburb called ‘Tuebrook’. The title of John Jenkins’ new album is partly inspired by this place, its artwork a two-up, two-down, red-brick home on one of its streets, familiar to anyone with a connection to this part of the North West. ItContinue reading “John Jenkins – Tuebrook”
Demi Marriner – The Things We Didn’t Say
It is the things that Demi Marriner does say on her album ‘The Things We Didn’t Say’ that make it such a pleasure to listen to. Lots of lovely lyrics – whether single lines, paired rhymes or whole choruses – that wheedle their way into the ear. Wrapped in the broad genre of Americana, theyContinue reading “Demi Marriner – The Things We Didn’t Say”
Kezia Gill – Misfit
Even as the multifaceted nature of Kezia Gill’s music is revealed on her new album ‘Misfit’, there is no sense that the songs contained within it are at odds with each other. That doesn’t mean that it isn’t surprising but it is far from jarring. Different genres blend together nicely. Styles weave seamlessly in andContinue reading “Kezia Gill – Misfit”
Amy-Jo’s Hometown Show
There is a lengthy queue forming way before the doors open on Amy-Jo’s hometown show. People are packed like sardines in the entrance, clearly eager to take a seat in the quaint hall of the Gregson Arts and Community Centre. I catch bits of their conversation from my seat in the bar opposite, discovering thatContinue reading “Amy-Jo’s Hometown Show”
Amy-Jo – Caught Me on a Bad Day
Few artists create catchier choruses than Amy-Jo. The final song to be released from her ‘Songs from the Bay’ EP has perhaps the most persistent of all. ‘Caught Me on a Bad Day’ wangles its way into your ear to become a constant riff in the mind. The lines “If only you’d seen my lastContinue reading “Amy-Jo – Caught Me on a Bad Day”
Jodie Marie – Polar Night
Three weeks in the Arctic Circle has certainly left its mark on Jodie Marie. The Welsh singer-songwriter’s new EP shivers with the cold fjord breeze and echoes the icy terrain of Norway’s northern tip. Yet there is also a log-fire intimacy and crunching of soft snow in its sound. It evokes a wild landscape ofContinue reading “Jodie Marie – Polar Night”
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