Honest, in-depth album reviews by KLOF Mag – championing and curating intelligent, uncompromising voices in contemporary and experimental music since 2004.
Albums
by Bob Fish
Defined as Mediterranean Minimalism, Deniz Cuylan’s Rings of Juniper journeys to spaces of calm where he creates musical sketches of beauty, grace and grandeur.
by Mike Davies
On ‘A Fast Running Train Whistles Down’, Thomas Bull shares his passion for the ‘Dust Bowl Troubadour’, bringing the timelessness of Woody Guthrie’s words and politics to a new generation.
by Mike Davies
Ben Calvert’s latest EP ‘Inside Outside’ focuses on mysticism, religious figures, icons and symbols as he continues to prove to be an intoxicating singular talent.
by Mike Davies
Nothin’ Lastin’, the long-awaited new solo offering from Hal Cannon offers a song cycle that leads from the fear of impermanence to contemplating what we are missing – an exploration towards solid ground.
by Mike Davies
A more expansive album than her last, Loose Future marks something of a new journey and beginning for Courtney Marie Andrews.
by Thomas Blake
Saltlines is a massive, ambitious and highly unusual project; the fact that it feels perfectly judged at every moment is down to the sheer excellence of Gigspanner Big Band’s musicianship and the touching, clear-eyed nature of everything Raynor Winn writes or speaks. It is a constant delight.
by Peter Shaw
Six Out Of Nine is a limited edition EP release from Julie Murphy in which she re-interprets three American standards…all are gems and peerless performances.
by Thomas Blake
Impressively, with KIN, Sharron Kraus has managed to knit the two threads – seriousness and strangeness – together into one of the most rewarding, accomplished and unexpectedly moving albums of the year.
by Mike Davies
Dwelling By The Weir is a striking debut that launches Ellie Gowers into the folk scene as a fully-fledged contender for end-of-year awards and accolades.
by David Pratt
Few things in life are a given but relying upon Blackbeard’s Tea Party to deliver raucous, dynamic, high-quality music that exudes fun is one of them. Batten down the hatches, Kick The Curb is set to make waves.
by Bob Fish
It’s rare to find a trio more musically matched than the members of Bonny Light Horseman, and their new album, Rolling Golden Holy, is a collaboration unlike any you’re likely to hear this year.