by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 19, 2015 | Reviews
Leon Bridges Coming Home (Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment) Leon Bridges is a 26 year-old gospel and soul singer from Fort Worth, Texas who has gone from unknown artist to someone filling venues all around the world in no time at all. He has released his...
by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 18, 2015 | Reviews
The Clear America (Single) (Yellow Brick Music) The Clear are a three-piece band from Sheffield who specialize in West Coast pop music. ‘America’ is their new single and it begins with electric guitar that immediately makes you think of a sunset going...
by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 6, 2015 | Reviews
THE PRETTY THINGS – A Personal Selection Over 51 years, this great British group has recorded some fabulous tracks – here are my very subjective favourites at this moment in time … MY TIME (Emotions) Set to a springheeled tempo unlike any other song I have heard, this...
by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 5, 2015 | Reviews
Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) Now I first saw Gregory Porter in October 2013 at The Royal Albert Hall when he was the special guest for Natalie Cole as part of the Bluesfest London series. (The live review of this show is available to read on the website...
by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 5, 2015 | Reviews
Robin Trower Something’s About To Change V.12 Records This set of fresh compositions from the pen of Mr Trower finds him playing and singing as well as he ever has and as we might expect by now, each cut drips with atmosphere. This is aided and abetted by subtle...
by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 5, 2015 | Reviews
Temples Sun Structures (Deluxe Edition) Heavenly Recordings Now of all the younger outfits from England, this Midlands four-piece (from Kettering) have exactly the right mix of history and exploration, of musical skill and raw excitement. This well-crafted collection...
