Albums

TRÚ point out that Eternity Near aims to look past endings to what lies beyond. It leaves room for both hope and mystery and is an admirably mature move for a band still near the beginning of what will undoubtedly be a distinguished career.

Amoskeag, Liam Grant’s follow-up to his 2021 debut does not disappoint. The whole thing is so well-played and highly creative that it’ll have you hooked. I’ll have to agree with Rob Vaughn, this is f*****’ ace.

Grace Smith Trio’s ‘Overleaf’ takes British folk down exciting and unexpected new paths – a captivating instrumental tour-de-force from three outstanding young musicians.

While Victoria Bailey may not be a widely known name, with her excellent playing and from-the-heart songs, A Cowgirl Rides On should go a long way to remedying that.

Despite the complex subject matter of Haunted Mountain, Jolie Holland refuses to look away and finds the connective tissue that creates moments of sonic splendour.

Chris Brain’s ‘Steady Away’ is an introspective and reflective offering. Intelligently written and considerately handled, it’s everything a second album should be; an excellent album by a musician really starting to bloom.

Magg Tekki, is the debut offering from the Senegalese drum and vocal orchestra Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff, a collaboration with Swedish musician and archivist Karl-Jonas Winqvist. Listen to their new single, “La Musique de Cœur”. It’s pure joy!

Myriam Gendron’s debut album, “Not So Deep As A Well”, is being re-issued and will be available for the first time in Europe on 17th November 2023 via Basin Rock. Listen to Bric-á-brac, our Song of the Day, and included in the new expanded version.

A decidedly ambitious project, P.J.M. Bond’s ‘In Our Time’ is based on the writings of Ernest Hemingway which has been glowingly acclaimed by a highly respected Hemingway scholar; it fully deserves to reap the same rewards from music critics and audiences too.

Take a bow Bill Mackay and Cooper Crain – BCMC’s Foreign Smokes is like one continual experimental, inquisitive journey, filled with an appealing freshness and dynamism – a strange and thrilling tonic.

Featuring richly textured arrangements and a stunning array of instruments, In Phase gives another massive boost to Benji KIrkpatrick’s reputation as both a songwriter and an astoundingly varied multi-instrumentalist.

Songs to the Dust is a magnificent conclusion to Ian David Green’s outstanding and critically acclaimed trilogy, all of which deserve a pride of place in your collection.