Steve Kinrade - Reviews


MIEN

MIEN - Miien

If you require an album for the jaded musical palate, then look no further than MIEN’s second eponymous titled album. The crossing point between progressive, psychedelic and krautrock, its an absolute


Le Volume Courbe

Le Volume Courbe - Planet Ping Pong

Sound and survival on quietly powerful first album in ten years from Le Volume Courbe, the project of French-born but London-based experimental musician Charlotte Marionneau


John McKay

John McKay - Sixes and #Sevens

Post-punk architect John McKay unearthed on new compilation


Only Child

Only Child - Holy Ghosts

Deep dive into loss, memory and enduring hope on fifth album from Only Child, the project of Liverpool-based musician Alan O'Hare


Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus

Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus - Devotion to a Noble Ideal

New vinyl only EP from the elusive Liverpool-based group The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus which offers three remixes and one new track


Various

Various - Ambientale

Meticulously crafted label from Bureau B of lost ambient and electronic tracks from 1983 to 2000 which provides an introduction to a whole new musical world


Ian M Bailey

Ian M Bailey - We Live in Strange Times

Spellbinding and highly original new album from British singer-songwriter Ian M Bailey


Thom Morecroft

Thom Morecroft - Waiting for Leo

Lyrical and reflective debut album from dreamy Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Thom Morecroft


Roy Moller

Roy Moller - Songs From Be My Baby

Challenging but highly rewarding autobiographical album from Scottish singer-songwriter Roy Moller in which he reflects upon his upbringing as an adopted child


Mark Mulholland

Mark Mulholland - Revolutions Go in Circles

Accomplished third solo album from in-demand session player, engineer and producer Mark Mulholland


Blue Orchids

Blue Orchids - Angus Tempus Memoir

Latest album ffrom The Blue Orchids, the durable band of Fall co-founder Martin Bramhah, which proves to be an acquired taste but which grows with each ;listening.


Various

Various - Un-Scene! Post-Punk Birmingham 1978-1982

Extensive and well-presented compilation of Birmingham indie and post-punk bands between 1978 and 1982


Low Drift

Low Drift - The Low Drift

Pastoral yet potent folk rock on extraordinary debut album from Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire trio The Low Drift


Blues Against Youth

Blues Against Youth - As the Tide Gets High and Low

Authentic and integral blues on sixth album from Italian one-man project The Blues Against Youth


Mike Ryan

Mike Ryan - Mike Ryan

Exquisite and astonishing eponymous second album from Wirral-based singer-songwriter Mike Ryan


Henry Parker

Henry Parker - Lammas Fair

Extraordinary second album from alternative/psych folk artist Henry Parker which while at one level influenced by the past also looks to the future


Stay

Stay - Old Sounds of Modern Music

Astonishing and timeless fifth album from Barcelona-based group Stay which inhabits its own universe


Ian M Bailey

Ian M Bailey - Songs To Dream Along To

EXceptional new album from singer-songwriter Ian M Bailey, which co-written with Sosmic Rough Riders' Daniel Wylie, points to better times


Dan Haywood

Dan Haywood - Country Dustbin

Remarkable 'Ulysses'-influenced stream of consciousness poem set to music from Merseyside-based singer-songwriter Dan Haywood.


Greg Antista and the Lonely Streets

Greg Antista and the Lonely Streets - Under the Neon Heat

Versatile album from Californiian elder statesmen Greg Antista and the Lonely Streets who maintain a punk attitude