Mike Davies

Boston based Americana four piece Girls Guns and Glory look to expand beyond their Northeast roots with the release of Good Luck which ties in with a short October UK tour this month.

Justin Furstenfeld brings his successful Open Book tour to album. An unexpectedly powerful work and a welcome reminder that sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel actually isn’t an oncoming train.

Oklahoma-born singer Parker Millsap releases his eponymous official debut, a white hot new talent and unquestionably one of the year’s finest albums.

With a band that includes Jim Barr (Portishead) and John Parish along with special vocal guest Kurt Wagner (Lambchop), Maggie Björklund’s new album ‘Shaken’ is a clear winner.

Plumes is a swift follow-up to last year’s A Fairer Sea from Mike Gale’s Winchester-based band Co-Pilgrim. it’s the sort of record that makes you hope the weather holds out long enough to enjoy to the full.

Marianne Faithfull’s latest offering Features an inspired number of collaborators. Quite possibly the album to deliver her first Top 40 placing since 1965.

With a stage show to complement the CD David Gibbs offers up a great new album for children featuring the likes of Blue Rose Code, Nancy Kerr, Bella Hardy, Lucy Ward and Jez Lowe.

Winchester-born singer Louise Jordan returns with her third self-produced Latin titled album ‘Veritas’ that showcases her clear, pure soprano and accomplished guitar and piano playing.

Luke Winslow-King’s fourth album draws extensively on the musical roots his adopted home of New Orleans. A stylistically diverse but cohesive collection of fine Southern blues.

Even when the subject matter’s downbeat Police Dog Hogan find positivity and deliver it with the sort of buoyancy and verve as they so ably demonstrate on their new album.

I Can’t Wait is the long overdue sophomore return of Fayssoux an album that will most certainly kindle a warm glow in those who hear it.

Caroline Rose’s latest release I Will Not Be Afraid is a raw album fuelled by tough, rootless life, but also one with the freedom to live, act and say how and what she wants.