Honest, in-depth album reviews by KLOF Mag – championing and curating intelligent, uncompromising voices in contemporary and experimental music since 2004.
Albums
by Billy Rough
And So We Gather, marks Gaelic singer Kim Carnie’s accomplished and thoroughly captivating solo debut. It features an amazing cast yet Carnie’s velvet-tinged voice is the real star here.
by Bob Fish
Dreams and reality often run together in strange ways; this is definitely true on Rachel Sermanni’s new EP, Every Swimming Pool Runs to the Sea on which she also offers a vocal performance second to none.
by Danny Neill
Bloodlines testifies, in tandem with the re-issue of ‘Smokin The Dummy,’ that having established himself as a maverick country outsider in the seventies, Terry Allen began the eighties on a creative roll. They deserve stronger appreciation among country fans and record collectors far and wide.
by Billy Rough
With vocals so pure and flawless yet soothingly emotional, it’s hard not to fall a little in love with the voice of Hannah Rarity. Add some well-crafted and fresh songs into the mix, and To Have You Near is an irresistible album.
by Mike Davies
As with her filmmaking, Haroula Rose proves herself a highly skilled singer-songwriter talent with an album that mesmerisingly captures the light of the human heart and spirit like the sun reflecting off crystal waters.
by Danny Neill
What is abundantly clear on this re-issue of ‘Smokin’ The Dummy’, is that Terry Allen wrote some great songs in those first two decades of his recording career, they have languished in the alt-country shadows for far too long.
by Mike Davies
On Emma Guzman’s “Something Less Than Alone”, her words, music and voice elevate this far beyond the realms of the ordinary; she may well be the next Courtney Marie Andrews.
by Mike Davies
Featuring a number of special guests and reflecting on both love and loss, Dark Enough To See The Stars is another magnificent reminder that few shine as brightly as Mary Gauthier.
by David Weir
David Weir dusts off his tassels and shares his highlights from this year’s Black Deer Festival, chosen from a bill that boasts The Waterboys, Van Morrison, Lady Nade, The Felice Brothers and a whole host of up-and-coming transatlantic talent.
by Mike Davies
Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows is lush and raw, personal and narrative, all seasoned with Rod Picott’s matured voice. He says it might be the best album he’s made. I think he may be right.
by Mike Davies
On Cristina Vane’s ‘Make Myself Me Again’, she delves deeper into her Delta blues influences, delivering a top class blues album that places her up there with some of the best.