Consistently inspired singer songwriter returns with a satirical 15-song set. Modern life may well be rubbish but at least we have Beau to survey it with gentle humour and poetic barbs. I've always admired artists that are in it for the lon…
(This feature first appeared in issue #137 of Shindig! magazine. For the full unpublished interview click over the jump below.) The creation of Shana Cleveland's new album was bookended by life-changing experiences. “It's been a wild ride”
Humour, emotion, introspection, music biz musings, and a ton of good tunes. Could this be the finest Papernut Cambridge album yet? There’s a track on Papernut Cambridge’s latest album with lyrics that are basically a list of home recording
Long overdue recognition for a hugely talented but little known songwriter! We tend to forget just how popular The Dave Clark Five were at their peak. Considered serious contenders to The Beatles, the group was also at the forefront of the
Supergroup cross-genre sounds... and a thrillingly wild ride Regular readers will know that we like music best here at HD when it's mixed up in the often incongruous and surprising ways. Purism has its place but there's nothing quite as exc…
Italians do it better! Fourteen tracks of dancefloor-filling modernism! Happy January folks! It's often said to be the longest, darkest, most miserable of all the months. Especially if you're a meat-eating alcoholic feeling societal pressur…
Italians do it better! Fourteen tracks of dancefloor-filling modernism! Happy January folks! It's often said to be the longest, darkest, most miserable of all the months. Especially if you're a meat-eating alcoholic feeling societal pressur…
Hoo take an atmospheric journey mixing soft sonic textures with emotional heaviness. Another fine record I've had the pleasure of immersing myself in recently is this second long-player from Hoo, the follow-up to 2019's Centipede Wisdom. Ho…
Fruits de Mer all-stars cover version single, just in time for Christmas! We love a decent cover version here at HD, and here's a piece of 7” black plastic featuring two of them! The Fruits de Mer label have assembled an all-star band of th…
Uneasy listening – improvsed excursions to the outer limits. Before we get to the sounds on the new album by Norwegian duo SKRIM and their accompanying guest musicians, I must mention the album design. The sleeve art features an arresting a…
Entertaining and affectionate spoof on the world's favourite beat group. I think it was Samuel Johnson who said it best - “When a man is tired of The Beatles he is tired of life”. OK, he was talking about life itself but you get my drift. T…
Entertaining and affectionate spoof on the world's favourite beat group. I think it was Samuel Johnson who said it best - “When a man is tired of The Beatles he is tired of life”. OK, he was talking about life itself but you get my drift. T…