Tori Forsyth – Provlépseis (Island/Universal)
By Bernard Zuel
CD Reviews
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
The Shadow Knows What He Knows
After eight years Bob Dylan returns with his first double album of original songs since Blonde On Blonde and it’s an absolute masterpiece. By Michael Goldberg. Bob Dylan is 79 years old and he knows it. […]
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Loretta Palmeiro and Mark Isaacs – All Who Travel With Us (Independent, Digital release)
By Des Cowley. As I write, we’ve been living under a cloud for some three months. The last gig I attended was on 15 March, a performance by Sydney bassist Joseph Franklin held at Jazzlab […]