Van Morrison: Latest Record Project – Vol.1
By Brian Wise. VAN MORRISON – LATEST RECORD PROJECT VOL.1 (EXILE/BMG) On his Australian tour of 2000, Lou Reed insisted on playing only recent songs. You can imagine how well this went over with the […]
CD Reviews
THE PLAYLIST – JUNE 7, 2021
THE PLAYLIST JUNE 7, 2021 What I’ve been listening to this week. Outside Child – Allison Russell Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne The Waylon Sessions – […]
Tori Forsyth – Provlépseis (Island/Universal)
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Review: John Kennedy’s Love Gone Wrong
By Bernard Zuel. JOHN KENNEDY’S LOVE GONE WRONG- Always The Bridegroom (Foghorn) In one of the reissue iterations of his 1984 album, Goodbye Cruel World, London’s Liverpool-born Elvis Costello began the liner notes with the welcoming […]
An Impressive Surprise: Tom Jones – Surrounded By Time
By Bernard Zuel TOM JONES: Surrounded By Time (Universal) Temptation is rife to riff on the incongruity of a Tom Jones album getting serious attention in 2021. And not because the man is 80 (and […]
Review: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Carnage
NICK CAVE & WARREN ELLIS – Carnage (Goliath) In which the Old Testament – its god of anger and violence; its human extremes; its permanent threat; its catalogue of fears only just tethered by the […]
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Review: Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – Hunter And The Dog Star
By Bernard Zuel. Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians – Hunter And The Dog Star (Thirty Tigers) It’s not just old man speak here when I say that longevity has its benefits. Not least, when […]
Glen Hansard – Live At Sydney Opera House (Dublin Vinyl)
By Bernard Zuel Some things are meant to loosen their grip. But they don’t. I was at this concert, in the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House, and there was in theory nothing to […]
Imogen Clark – The Making of Me EP
By Megan Gnad Recorded in LA, Imogen Clark’s new EP, The Making Of Me, showcases a range of new styles and influences from the Australian singer-songwriter, and features two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. The […]
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JOSEPH TAWADROS – LIVE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE (ABC Classic)
By Tony Hillier. Like each previous release, the new waxing from this prodigious and prolific performer is significantly different from the one that preceded it. While it could be considered a companion piece to 2012’s Concerto […]