Category Archives: Country
END OF NEIL-GAS STATION COFFEE.
END OF NEIL-GAS STATION COFFEE. In an age when artists take years to record an album, it’s refreshing to come across an artist as prolific as End Of Neil. During 2013, End Of Neil has released a trio of E.Ps. The first of this trio was Less, released back in April. Then six months later, …
VAN MORRISON-MOONDANCE.
VAN MORRISON-MOONDANCE. When Van Morrison released his third album, Moondance, in February 1970, little did he know he’d just released not only a classic album, but an album he’d never surpass. This wasn’t unexpected. After all, two years earlier in February 1968, Van Morrison has released Astral Weeks, an album which was a game-changer. Astral …
BOPPIN’ BY THE BAYOU-MORE DYNAMITE.
BOPPIN’ BY THE BAYOU-MORE DYNAMITE. Back in May 2013, Ace Records released Bluesin’ By The Bayou, a compilation of “low down, dirty and greasy blues from Louisiana.” With some zydeco thrown in for good measure by compiler Ian Saddler, Bluesin’ By The Bayou was a potent musical cocktail. The music on Bluesin’ By The Bayou …
END OF NEIL-LESS E.P.
END OF NEIL-LESS E.P. The last time we heard from Stirling-based singer-songwriter End Of Neil, he’d just released his My Games E.P. During the six tracks on My Game, End Of Neil introduced us to a diverse cast of characters. Many of them are complicated. Some of them are troubled. All of them are intriguing. …
LEE HAZELWOOD-TROUBLE IS A LONESOME TOWN.
LEE HAZELWOOD-TROUBLE IS A LONESOME TOWN. There aren’t many artists whose careers took as many twists and turns as Lee Hazelwood. Having left the US Army, Lee worked as a disc jockey, whilst forging a career as a songwriter. The first hit he wrote and produced was Sanford Clark’s 1956 rockabilly hit The Fool. Two …
FAIRPORT CONVENTION-RISING FOR THE MOON.
FAIRPORT CONVENTION-RISING FOR THE MOON. Rising For The Moon, which was Fairport Convention’s tenth studio album, proved to be a landmark album for a number of reasons. Most importantly, it was the last album to feature the ethereal beauty of Sandy Denny’s vocal. This was Sandy’s swan-song. Another change was that Jon Wood, Fairport Convention’s …
MICHAEL CHAPMAN-WRECKED AGAIN.
MICHAEL CHAPMAN-WRECKED AGAIN. Before releasing his 1969 debut album Rainmaker, on Harvest Records, Michael Chapman taught art and photography. Music was something he did in his spare time. Despite being a part time musician, Michael was a regular on the folk circuit. He traveled from his home county of Yorkshire down to London and Cornwall. …
THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS-THE LONG HAUL.
THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS-THE LONG HAUL. Ever since 2007, a little corner of Edinburgh has resembled Nashville, Tennessee. 2007 was The Wynntown Marshals, Scotland’s most practiced purveyors of country rock were formed. Since then, The Wynntown Marshals, have been fusing poppy hooks and a pedal steel to create their own unique brand of swaggering country rock. …
THIS SILENT FOREST-INDIVISION.
THIS SILENT FOREST-INDIVISION. This Silent Forest aren’t like most bands. No. They’re almost like two bands rolled into one. As a four piece, their music is best described as post-rock. Then when This Silent Forest becomes a sextet, they’re transformed. Harmonies and strings add an ethereal beauty to This Silent Forest’s music, That’s why for …
PETE MACLEOD-ROLLING STONE.
PETE MACLEOD-ROLLING STONE. It was seventeen years ago, that Pete MacLeod made his professional debut. That night, in 1996, Pete walked on stage and sang two of his own songs. It gave Pete his first taste of the music industry. He was hooked, and wanted more of it. For the next eight years, Pete travelled …
SWEETHEARTS OF THE PRISON RODEO-ON THE DESOLATE HILLSIDE.
SWEETHEARTS OF THE PRISON RODEO-ON THE DESOLATE HILLSIDE. Sweethearts Of The Prison Rodeo are no ordinary band. Far from it. The Falkirk based Sweethearts Of The Prison Rodeo describe the music on their debut album, On The Desolate Hillside, as freak-country-folk. Released recently on Adam Stafford’s Glasgow label Wiseblood Industries, On The Desolate Hillside showcases a cerebral …
GOOD VIBRATIONS: A RECORD SHOP, A LABEL, A SOUNDTRACK.
GOOD VIBRATIONS: A RECORD SHOP, A LABEL, A SOUNDTRACK. Late last year, a British independent film had a huge impact upon its release. That’s the critically acclaimed Good Vibrations, which was directed by Lisa Bassos D’sa and Glenn Leyburn. Good Vibrations tells the story of the life and times of Terri Hooley, a stalwart and …
END OF NEIL-MY GAMES.
END OF NEIL-MY GAMES. Ever since the late-seventies, Scotland has produced some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands in British music. Scottish bands have lead the way. Other bands have followed in their path. It’s no exaggeration to say Scottish bands have been trailblazers, producing music that’s innovative and ahead of the musical …
R.M HUBBERT-THIRTEEN LOST AND FOUND.
R.M HUBBERT-THIRTEEN LOST AND FOUND. That R.M. Hubbert’s sophomore solo album Thirteen Lost and Found won the Scottish Album of The Year Award is particularly fitting. R.M. or Robert McArthur Hubbert, to give Hubby his Sunday name, is an unsung veteran of Glasgow’s music scene. He formed his first band Me, Hubby and Thom in …
RICK REDBEARD-NO SELFISH HEART.
RICK REDBEARD-NO SELFISH HEART. All too often, when I pore through each week’s new releases, I wonder where music is heading? It seems that nostalgia is now officially the future. A deluge of third-rate reissues seems to be all some record companies are releasing. Then there’s compilations. Like greetings cards, there are compilations for every …
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