The Betterdays add to their legacy with Hush Your Mouth - - a wonderful insight into the 60s music scene from a band that should have been as big as their contemporaries. If you have Backlash, this is still worth buying; if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?
Walter Trout Entertains at the Cheese and Grain to a capacity crowd opening from Elles Bailey is superb perfect live music magic
Black Deer Delivering a Smorgasbord of Music - Day One The beauty of festivals like this is that you get the opportunity to discover new artists or to see someone you’ve listened to but not heard live before.
Franky Perez Crossing The Great Divide a great listen for some very high-quality soft rock/pop songs performed by a man who knows how to craft lyrically and musically astute confections.
Supersonic Blues Machine establish a Voodoo Nation a stupendous album of varied and intricate blues and blues-rock from a talented trio backed with some exceptional performances from the stellar guest list.
Dan Reed Network Let’s Hear It For The King a wonderful album that will satisfy existing DRN fans but, with wider exposure would recruit many new ones to their always fascinating, always entertaining blend of rock.
Reef corral the riffs on Shoot Me Your Ace - a wonderful heavy rock album packed with varied and crafted songs of quality.
Judy Sings The Blues Come Over Here a great listen for some funk, jazz and blues led by a most accomplished singer with a very talented band ensuring an album of quality.
Katie Knipp Band Live at the Green Room Social Club a great listen… a live recording that captures the abilities and energy of a band that knows how to put on a show
Keith Thompson reflects on Smoke and Mirrors a very good blues guitar album that, whilst it doesn’t break new ground, it is still original and any blues tropes are used intelligently and a new sheen applied. Highly recommended, especially for guitar lovers that appreciate sensitivity over flashy.
