Albums

I may live hundreds of miles away from the mountain landscapes that Lauren experiences daily, but now, with this wonderfully evocative music, I have a very rapid route back to them.

‘From There To Here’ finds Jacqui McShee & Kevin Dempsey at their very best taking you to the heart of every song. It’s a pure and simple pleasure.

This Frontier Needs Heroes latest offering is a fairly low key, musically introspective affair, but allow it to seep into your soul and you’ll find that the flow will carry you along.

Country Darkness Vol 3 is the last of the EP trilogy from My Darling Clementine with four more covers of Elvis Costello’s…if Costello has heard them he should be duly humbled.

On Fretted And Indebted, Alasdair Roberts brings focus to the traditional songs and singers that have inspired him and also illuminates some of his own considerable talents.

Catriona McKay’s new solo album ‘Love in Secret’ has been worth the wait. A bold, innovational and inspiring album, one of the best of 2020, filled with humour, honesty and vibrancy.

Loss, as a uniquely personal experience, is also what unites us, and that is what makes Dead Club so distinct. It is the bridge between technological advances and the tenderness of thought.

Acid Croft Vol 9 has a warm glow that comes from a new start. Having heard its first fruits, we can tell you that the Shooglenifty magic is brighter than ever.

Of all Nick Jonah Davis’s albums, this is my favourite. Not a note is wasted and the whole set hangs together beautifully; it is surprising, patient, spacious and quite mesmerising.

Richard turns back the clock with Earth’s excellent new Trees collection bringing together both their albums and adding shiny alternate mixes of key tracks along with a selection of radio sessions and demos.

Beautifully produced, Rachel Newton’s “To The Awe” is a striking, pertinent, and entirely enthralling album. A powerful testament to the experiences of women through the ages.

Otis Gibbs has released some stunning albums over the past 18 years, but this may well be his finest hour, this Hoosier deserves to be a national treasure.