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Zena Grieg




Profiles



Zena Greig finds Richard Houghton’s new book ‘Cropredy Caper - Another People’s History of Fairport Convention’ to be a heartwarming chronicle of the iconic band and its annual Cropredy Convention.




Sinead O' Connor
Aruba Red
Kate Daisy Grant
Miscellaneous

Zena Greig reflects on the career of Sinead O: Connor, who died aged 56 in July.
Zena Grieg examines a new song and video from Jack Bruce's daughter Aruba Red, which reflects on her own journey and battle with depression.
Zena Grieg previews vocalist/composer Kate Daisy Grant's new album which explores world lullabies.
Zena Grieg profiles this year's Glasgow Summer Sessions which will take place in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow between the 16th and 25th August.


Live Reviews


Rebecca Poole - Pizza Express, Dean Street, London, 2/8/2034

Rebecca Poole
Zena Greig watches jazz-influenced singer Rebecca Poole provide an exhilarating musical ride at a gig in London.






Favourite Albums




Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Cranberries
Oasis

Zena Greig discovers an expansive new box from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band to be an idiosyncratic de3light.
Zena Greig reflects upon Irish pop/rock outfit The Cranberries third album ‘To the Faithful Departed’, which has just been re-released in a deluxe edition.
Zena Greig enjoys Oasis' new double live CD which captures the two infamous sell-out concerts they played at Knebwoth in 1996.


Reviews



Snow Patrol
Fairground Attraction
Laura Marling
Eric DeVries and The Song and Dance Band

Reflective comeback from Snow Patrol on their ffrst album in six years
Uplifting first album in 34 years from chart-toppers Fairground Attraction finds them a vibrant reincarnation
Eighth album from Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Laura Marling proves to be a quiet study in intimacy
Excellent fifth album from Netherlands singer-songwriter Eric Devries, with its themes of moving and travelling, is a colourful, musica odyssey


Pixies
Home Service
Morgan Wade
That Woman

Colourful ninth album from alternative rock icons Pixies which reveals a band still evolving
Successful and colourful live album from accomplished folk band Home Countiies
Striking and emotive fourth album from Virginia-based singer-songwriter Morgan Wade
The solo debut by alt-pop duo ‘Oh Wonder’ singer-songwriter Josephine Vander West, produced by bandmate and husband Anthony Vander West, is a mix of breezy, bubbly pop, complemented by classical synth


Jack Savoretti
John Murry and Michael Timmins
Linda Thompson
OneRepublic

Jack Savoretti powerfully reconnects with his roots on latest album which is sung in Italian
Defiant ode to survival from John Murry and Michael Timmins on soundtrack album to new documentary ‘The Graceless Age’ about Murry and his battle with drug addiction.
Colourful. living musical to Linda Thompson, who no longer able to sing due to a rare vocal condition, has chosen a number of friends and fellow artists to provide their own versions of some of her new songs
Spirited, upbeat musical odyssey on ‘best of’ album from Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band OneRepublic


Meghan Trainor
Camila Cabello
Slambovian Circus of Dreams
Charli XCX

Self-affirming return to the limelight on sixth album from Meghan Trainor
Fourth album from ex-Fifth Harmony singer Camila Cabello pooves a surreal, stand-out encounter
Excellent 25th anniversary reissue of the Slambovian Ciicus of Dreams' long unavailable debut album which reveals itself to be a timeless musical tapestry
Addictive dance songs exploring fame and identity on sixth album from Charli XCX


David Starr and Eric Stucky
Kelly Jones
Shaznay Lewis
Sinead Harnett

Accomplished acoustic album from Americana and blues singer-songwriter David Starr and mandolin player Eric Stucky which takes its listener on a melodic musical journey
Stripped back exploration of emotion and vulnerability on second solo album from the Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
REVIEW OF ‘PAGES’ BY SHAZNAY LEWIS – A RESOUNDING COMEBACK Driving force behind the 90s girl band All Saints, Islington-born, Ivor Novello Award-winning singer-songwriter Shaznay Lewis h
Thought-provoking third album from London singer-songwriter Sinead Hartnett proves an immersive, transformative experience


Simon Care and Gareth Turner
English Teacher
Kula Shaker
Vampire Weekend

Lively jaunt into folk and dance on double album from folk duo Simon Care and the late Gareth Turner
Expansive and atmospheric debut album from acclaimed Leeds indie band English Teacher
Energetic and innovative merging of Indian music and psychedelia on seventh album from Kula Shaker, the first to feature their original line-up in twenty-five years
Innovative and existential fifth album from acclaimed New York group Vampire Weekend






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