Albums

★★★ At times Larsen’s ‘Cool Cruel Month’ is a nutshell of timeless songwriting; an encasement of influences from a string of decades from 40s through to the late 60s and early 70s.

★★★★ Cass McCombs who was heralded as ‘unobtrusively brilliant’ by John Peel has another release under his belt: Humour Risk.

★★★★ Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell’s debut album Kite combines an eclectic assortment of influences, spanning traditional folk and jazz to skiffle and blues.

★★★★ Ahab, who have been enthusiastically recommended by Bob Harris following their Cropredy 2011 appearance, release their latest EP kmvt.

Melanie McGovern heads to the unique space at Camden’s Roundhouse for a performance by Yann Tiersen.

★★★★ Harry Manx and Kevin Breit have joined forces for the third time with Strictly Whatever, a follow up to their much admired 2007 album In God We Trust.

Michael Farrant caught Sarah MacDougall on her album launch tour for ‘The Greatest Ones Alive’ in Norwich’s Tombland.

★★★★ Good Luck Mountain is the new project from Tandy frontman Mike Ferrio, it covers a vast spread of genres from complex rock to soul and minimal ambiance.

★★★★ Dark Captain’s latest release ‘Dead Legs & Alibis’ is an ideal remedy for dealing with the looming winter season.

★★★ With Rumer and Hannah Peel already on his CV Luke Ritchie looks to make a splash with his solo debut album The Water’s Edge.

★★★ Lüüp, the brainchild of flautist Stelios Romaliadis, is essentially a work of opposites: at times dark and archaic, at others light and melodic…

★★★★ Anoushka Shankar’s latest release, Traveller, is a musical odyssey charting the gypsies journey from their homeland in Rajasthan to their final settlement in Spain.