Honest, in-depth album reviews by KLOF Mag – championing and curating intelligent, uncompromising voices in contemporary and experimental music since 2004.
Albums
by David Pratt
Another one to savour. Pedro Rosa’s ‘Midnight Alvorada’ is an impressive debut which could play a valuable role in bringing this type of Brazilian music to a wider audience. Its mellow, mellifluous ambience provides the perfect, chilled sound for a balmy summer.
by Mike Davies
It’s de rigueur for artists to say their latest work is their best yet, but that’s certainly true of The Lilac Time. Dance Till All The Stars Come Down is magnificent.
by Thomas Blake
On Dream From The Deep Well, Brigid Mae Power has created a piece of art that resonates timelessly on a mythic level…a piece of art brimming with the joy and sadness that hides in plain sight, in the minutiae of everyday life.
by Thomas Blake
On ‘I’ve Got Me’, Joanna Sternberg explores contemporary subjects like anxiety and emotional insecurity with warmth, humour and a deftness of touch. It’s a smart and sometimes sad document that, like many of the most individual works of art, exists beyond genre.
by Bob Fish
As well as being a brilliant showcase of a new talent, over the course of six songs, Rosie Miles’ ‘Still Life’ captivates, revealing thoughts and feelings from a time when that was all we really had.
by Thomas Blake
Freda D’Souza’s ‘Windowledge’ is one of the most accomplished debuts of recent times: not just full of promise but perfectly formed in its own right. The fact that she supported Mount Eerie earlier this month is pertinent: these songs, like those of Phil Elverum, whisper fiercely.
by Peter Shaw
The Owl Service delivered a stunning and unforgettable 45-minute set at Leigh Folk Festival, during which they were joined by special guest vocalist and regular collaborator, Alison O’Donnell.
by Billy Rough
Whimsical yet also beautifully poignant, Penguin Cafe’s ‘Rain Before Seven…’ is a wonderfully exciting, energizing, and thoroughly immersive listening experience. Musically, it is impossible not to be swept up in its charm.
by Dave McNally
On Shorelines, Nuala Kennedy’s cohesive and compelling storytelling shines through, as she explores the representation of women in traditional folk song, while the accompaniment, arrangement and production provide a rich, subtle framework that lets her vocal and flute playing excel.
by Thomas Blake
On ‘To Be A Cloud’, The Saxophones balance their music on a knife edge – a kind of chilled-out, margaritas-at-the-mall apocalyptica versus a combination of widescreen, salt-tinged psychedelia and dusky bar-room jazz, where big skies and big ideas vie with personal heartache and subdued, nostalgic longing.