Barb Waters Rosa Duet vinyl reissue
Originally released in 2003, Barb Waters’ ‘Rosa Duet’ was featured in Rhythms Magazine’s Top 10 albums for 2003 and got a runner-up gong for album of the year from Rhythm’s editor and Off the Record […]
CD Reviews
THE ROLLING STONES’ HACKNEY DIAMONDS: A MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER BANG!
By Brian Wise THE ROLLING STONES – HACKNEY DIAMONDS (Polydor) There’s good news and there’s better news! The good news first. This is definitely the best Rolling Stones album since Steel Wheels in 1989 and […]
Mark Isaacs – Sonata (ABC Classic)
Mark Isaacs – Sonata (ABC Classic, CD & digital) Mark Isaacs is one of Australia’s finest pianists, whose career habitually criss-crosses jazz and classical. Possessed of a pitch-perfect ear, he was dabbling with jazz improvisation […]
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Teddy Thompson’s Love of Country
Review by Bernard Zuel. Teddy Thompson – My Love Of Country (Chalky Sounds) Yes, just as it says on the tin. Breaking no new ground, nor claiming to; done with reverence rather than adventure, and proudly […]
Minor Gold Create Intoxicating Sounds
Review by Chris Familton. MINOR GOLD – MINOR GOLD (Independent) Both members of Minor Gold have already individually carved out successful careers – Tracy McNeil with her band The GoodLife and Dan Parsons with his three […]
Robbie Melville – Tangled Trails
Review by Des Cowley. Robbie Melville – Tangled Trails (Lionsharecords, LSR2381, CD & digital release). Melbourne-based guitarist Robbie Melville has been hiding his light under a bushel for far too long. Sure, his beautiful, minimalist sound […]
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Damon Smith – A Fresh Harvest From Old Seeds
Review by Chris Lambie. DAMON SMITH – A FRESH HARVEST FROM OLD SEEDS (Momojo Records) Damon Smith made a big impression on the blues world in 2022 with award-winning album Skeletons, Skeletons, Skeletons. Among the accolades, […]
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – Death Wish Blues
Review by Chris Lambie SAMANTHA FISH AND JESSE DAYTON – DEATH WISH BLUES (Rounder Records / Concord) This is the first full album collaboration between Fish and Dayton and it’s a cracker. Death Wish Blues is […]
Anna Weatherup: Crossing The Sea
By Michael George Smith. Anna Weatherup: Crossing The Sea (Independent) Sometimes you need to take one of those missteps in your career, take on something that on paper looks great but turns out to be […]
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Isabel Rumble Explores Her Worldview on Bird Be Brave
By Michael George Smith Singer-songwriter Isabel Rumble is very much the still-point at the core of the worldview she explores on her debut album, Bird Be Brave, as the light, the stars, the sky, the […]