Every time I press play on New Volunteer’s new long-player Remote Control Parade I’m reminded of Supertramp’s ‘Dreamer’. That’s purely from the burst of keyboard stabs on opener ‘All Their Peculiar Ways’, after which the similarity disappears completely. After the Supertramp start this is non-stop alt-rock, choc full with melodic, harmonic, rhythmic wonderment – Summerteeth-era ...
Released during bh one’s downtime, Muddy Miles’ debut long-player (only five tracks but comes in at a lengthy 30+ minutes) has been an ever-present in and around my cd player for the last few months. Abacus Cactus was recorded at Uncle Pablos Studios, apparently “no computers were used during the making of the record” and ...
I’ve listened to a lot of music this year, as every year. A year ago on Dec 23rd I was halfway across the world en route to spending Christmas and New Year in New Zealand, I wote this from a Best Western in Stoke-on-Trent about to attend a Christmas wedding on the edge of ...
Having seen Tim Berry play locally on a number of occasions, my opinion of him as a performer is this: a fantastic songwriter, intriguing vocalist (great if you like moany, whining ‘woe-is-me’ tones), adequate guitarist who is prone to more than his fair share of errors when performing live. His songs have captivated me – ...