Reviews
Animals That Swim (2004)
Faded Glamour
Essential and long deserved retrospective, which compiles together many of the highlights in legendary indiepop group Animals That Swim's 15 year career
Bad Anorak 404 (2002)
Sun + Sea
Disappointing debut album from new Liverpudlian group, which despite Young Marble Giants comparisions, has more in common with Shack and Everything but the Girl
Broken Family Band (2003)
Cold Water Songs
"Richly detailed and darkly whimsical" debut album from the British-based Broken Family Band, who have fashioned their own "peculiarly other-worldly interpretation of Americana/ alt country"
Candidate (2004)
Under The Skylon
Eclectic fourth album from the ever-thoughtful Candidate, which finds them looking deep back into the recent past for inspiration
Chris T-T (2005)
9 Red Songs
Confusing, slightly disappointing latest offering from urban troubadour and protest musician Chris TT, whose aim for once is surprisingly off
Isobel Campbell (2004)
Time Is Just The Same
"Irresistible" new EP from former Belle and Sebastian cellist, singer and songwriter, Isobel Campbell
Jason Mcniff (2003)
Nobodys Son
"Evocative and engaging " slab of Americana from the mysterious Jason McNiff, which "carries hints of Dylan, Donovan and Nick Drake"
Matthew Ward (2001)
Matthew Ward
When record companies make comparisons with other artists in press releases , these other artists and bands all too often have nothing in common with the band they are promoting. A common thing is to
Wolf (2001)
Rocket Science
Wolf are an instrumental outfit from North West London and their debut 'Rocket Science' is mightily impressive. If you are looking for reference points then ENO's 'Another Green World' is as good a p
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Jimmy Webb
Old Town School, Chicago, 20/1/2012
Against the backdrop of a hazardous snowstorm outside, Lisa Torem at The Old Town School in Chicago watches songwriter and musician Jimmy Webb pplay a set of his classic songs