MIKE ROSS – THE CLOVIS LIMIT PART 2
NOVEMBER ALBUM OF THE MONTH If you’re a fan of The Allman Brothers and early Clapton you’re in for a treat here. ‘The Clovis Limit Part 2’ is an album rich in sonic warmth and conviction that is both a celebration of retro influences and yet, in spirit, speaks for the dark days we live […]
FISH – WELTSCHMERZ
The planets have fully aligned for this one: Narrative, vocal, music, arrangement and visuals work together in perfect harmony for an album that is both powerful and vulnerable, complex and yet stripped back. The party may soon be over, but with ‘Weltschmerz’ Fish bows out with his finest studio album in 30 years.
SCARLET REBELS – ‘LIVE AT SONIC ONE’
SEPTEMBER ALBUM OF THE MONTH It’s a year since Scarlet Rebels unleashed ‘Show Your Colours’ – an album we called as ‘Album of the Month’ in August 2019 – and, with hindsight, it’s proven to be one of the defining rock albums of recent years. Why? – because the music has enduring shelf-life. Week by […]
Thundermother – ‘Heat Wave’
August Album of the Month There are times when rock n roll needs to stand up to testify – and there are times when rock needs to offer escapism. After the dark months we have all been through, the new Thundermother album offers the latter, a rich welcoming oasis where you can party, have fun […]
JACK J HUTCHINSON – WHO FEEDS THE LOCKDOWN
JULY ALBUM OF THE MONTH We have been living through unprecedented times: for many a period of hardship, of risks and fears, yet it is also often during dark times that the enduring spirit of rock n roll can shine brightly. In the way that recorded music has helped so many people to get through […]
BAD TOUCH – KISS THE SKY
JUNE ALBUM OF THE MONTH At the moment, it’s getting harder and harder to pick just one ‘Album of the Month’ to review. In the last few months there has been a run of fine album releases from new and rising bands. As a collective, the material spans every spectrum of guitar music today – […]
BALEFUL CREED – THE LOWDOWN
MAY ALBUM OF THE MONTH Six years of showcasing a new generation of bands and its high time Northern Ireland got an accolade from Great Music Stories! My work with Wildfire has showcased Scottish bands and Wales has given us two of our last three Bands of the Year. This May, Baleful Creed represent the […]
THIRTEEN STARS – FINEST RAMSHACKLE JAM
APRIL ALBUM OF THE MONTH Tired of Waiting. It’s a fine song alright – it also reminds us that it’s been a long wait for the follow up to Thirteen Stars last album ‘White Raven.’ But the good news is that it’s emphatically been worth the wait. Finest Ramshackle Jam is the band’s ‘A Night […]
LYNNE JACKAMAN: ONE SHOT
March Album Of The Month “Being at Muscle Shoals, the distance gives you perspective. It’s given my songs new form, new life, coming here has given the demos the oxygen they deserve. We go in tomorrow and we start recording. I’m ready. We’ve done all we can do in terms of pre-production but you don’t […]
THOSE DAMN CROWS – POINT OF NO RETURN
FEBRUARY ALBUM OF THE MONTH ‘Point Of No Return’ is a moment in time in the rebirth of modern British rock. Europe’s most consistently emphatic live rock band issues an album that bottles the confidence and excitement of a band that has become the talking-point in clubs and venues across the UK over the last […]