Glenn Kimpton

Eli Winter has never put out a bad record, but his music seems to grow in confidence and prowess with each release. A Trick of the Light is a barnstormer – sharp, vital and pretty damn thrilling. Oh yes.

Nashville guitar wizard William Tyler’s new album, Time Indefinite, is a pretty special effort; Glenn Kimpton met up with him to dig a little bit deeper…”It’s definitely the most personal record I’ve ever made”.

While short, Samantha Whates and M G Boulter’s ‘Flower Days’ wastes no notes. A deeply felt and humane work, full of quiet joy and love of life and nature, this fresh and evocative release is one to savour.

With Time Indefinite, William Tyler has hit a new creative peak, seamlessly blending excellent guitar work with a heavy dose of the strange, and it works really well. Dare I suggest it’s his strongest album? Yeah, I do.

Dancing the Line is such a confident collection of songs; you can feel the ideas brimming in every sweep of Ultan O’Brien’s bow. Nothing is overdone or superfluous here; it is music in its purest state. I love it.

‘no floor’ is more eaze & claire rousay’s most organic and free-flowing record to date. With not a wasted note to be heard, it’s full of ideas, using the collage form to its full potential; an impeccably crafted album and highly recommended.

Cameron Knowler’s “CRK” is a pivotal and adventurous album that feels both timeless and forward-looking. With its diverse and engaging character and mature and assured arrangements, he’s crafted a fine and highly recommended album.

Experimental, trippy, fiercely creative and quite mesmerising, Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl’s ‘For Translucence’ is a tricky album to pin down, but you’ll be glad you gave it the time and space to reveal itself.

Throughout ‘Uncharted’, the new album from Rachael McShane & The Cartographers, the music sounds fresh and vibrant alongside Rachael’s bright vocals. It’s perfect for spring and hugely enjoyable to listen to. And for that, we can be grateful.

Dylan Golden Aycock’s ‘No New Summers’ is a probing, mercurial piece of art that looks to expand upon the norms of the so-called American Primitive brand of instrumental guitar music…rejoice in the artists daring to challenge the norms and bringing us music to shout about.

On ‘Fits and Starts’, maverick sonic sculptors Rami Atassi & Caleb Willitz pack a tonne of creativity and ace music into barely twenty minutes. A great way to kickstart their new record label ‘Midnight Tea’.

Chris Brain’s ‘New Light’ feels like spring; from the first notes of the opening title track, there is a lightness of touch that gives the songs a sense of freshness and optimism…a deeply satisfying listen and his best work to date.