On his album Could Have Found Grace, Paddy Smith makes the case that Irish blues is its own thing, with its own accent. Eileen Shapiro salutes his spirit. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar @paddy322 louderthanwar.com/paddy-smit…
Roman Jugg, former guitar player with The Damned, brings his band of ghoulish figures up to the darkest corners of northern England to cast their fiendish shadows across a trilogy of live dates around Halloween. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/the-roman-…
Gnod, Salford’s finest export since Ewan MacColl, offer noise-based poetry in an increasingly uniform musical landscape. MK Bennett reviews. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/gnod-chron…
Kim Kay saw health issues blight her career. But she struck back with a run of singles including her latest, Animal. Eileen Shapiro tells her story. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/kim-kay-an…
Roxanne de Bastion speaks about new Tony Visconti-produced single Apocalypse Queen and her new album and tour. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar @owlsdream1991 louderthanwar.com/roxanne-de…
Nobody knows who Avohee Avoher is. But on the evidence of his new single, Caelune, his piano has plenty to say, writes Eileen Shapiro. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @avohee_avoher @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/avohee-avo…
Prolific folk-rock veteran Richard Thompson is back with his 20th solo studio album, Hippies, Thugs And Heroes. Robert Plummer turns on the bright lights, but doesn't shoot them out. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK @RthompsonMusic louderthanwar.com/richard-th…
Intrepid storytelling folk troubadour Beans On Toast is back with a soul-searching new single, We’re Still Here. Ian Corbridge gets the lowdown. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/beans-on-t…
the new album from Southern Californian garage-psych sorcerers Death Valley Girls has dropped from the sky, and it’s glorious, says Gus Ironside. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/death-vall…
Australian rocker Glenn Richards deserves wider acclaim for his intelligent, melodic songwriting. He’s now consolidating his career with solo album The Great Behind. It’s the stuff of life, says Robert Plummer. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/glenn-rich…
Automatic, the genre-busting second album by Mali Obomsawin, is a multi-textual record that weaves the past and the present together in a fusion of musical styles, says Mark Ray. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/mali-oboms…
Kentucky country-folk artist Ian Noe finally takes a big leap back into the public consciousness with his third album Canyon Falls Trailer Band. Ian Corbridge reviews. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar @IanNoeMusic @owlsdream1991 louderthanwar.com/ian-noe-ca…
Glaswegian two-piece Cowboy Hunters go viral on social media and release the song that made them go viral in the now entirely meta way of things. MK Bennett attempts to remember his youth. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/cowboy-hun…
The sixth album from Blossoms is full of smartly-observed stories of daily life, laden with their trademark melodies. David Brown reviews. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @louderthanwar @BlossomsBand louderthanwar.com/blossoms-s…
Fast-rising Brighton-based band Amelia & The Housewives know how to make pop truly fizz. Their debut album is a collision of 1960s girl-group sounds and 1970s punk energy, says Robert Plummer. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @InhRecords @AmeliaATHW @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/amelia-and…
Jakarta four-piece Strange Fruit insulate and excavate with Drips, their latest 12” of sublime, melodious intent. Humane robot music for motorways and lazy A-roads alike. MK Bennett finds the centre. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/strange-fr…
Modern hardcore/sludge rock excellence is the stock in trade of unassuming noisemakers Chat Pile from Oklahoma City. MK Bennett heals with it. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK @wayneacarey1970 louderthanwar.com/chat-pile-…
London’s Black Bordello return with the striking new EP Midheaven Tempest, a theatrical, colourful yet dark and experimental collection. Simon Lucas-Hughes reviews. @johnrobb77 @NigelCarrUK @blackbordello @louderthanwar louderthanwar.com/black-bord…
Anaxia is the new band from Orphx and Alex Pi. On their debut Maska, a connective space emerges where all masks are wilfully nailed into. Ryan-Lewis Walker reviews. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/anaxia-mas…
ĠENN team up with Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat for new single Jaguar Sun, embracing their penchant for eclectic musical styles, says Ian Corbridge. @johnrobb77 @louderthanwar @owlsdream1991 @NigelCarrUK louderthanwar.com/genn-jagua…
