by Pete Sargeant | Sep 15, 2017 | Reviews
The Bad Flowers Thunder Child (Single) (Independent) The new single release from The Black Country’s act The Bad Flowers features guitar man Tom Leighton, bassist Dale Tonks and drummer Karl Selickis, session helmed by producer Adam Beddow. Lead cut Thunder...
by Pete Sargeant | Sep 7, 2017 | Reviews
Little Big Town The Breaker (Capitol) Well just look at those titles, readers – very Brian Wilson/Beach Boys, are they not? But this talented quartet (adding a band for touring) can play many instruments and all sing lead, so they have their own thing going. Not to...
by Pete Sargeant | Sep 6, 2017 | Reviews
Linda Ronstadt Simple Dreams (Expanded Edition) (Rhino/Warners) Is it really forty years since onetime Stone Poneys singer Linda Ronstadt released this record?! It has radio hits and a Rolling Stones interpretation, lovely artwork, the cream of players AND in this...
by Pete Sargeant | Sep 5, 2017 | Reviews
H.E.A.T. Into The Great Unknown (earMUSIC) Swedish rockers head to Thailand to lay down tracks for a brand new record. At Karma Sound in Bangkok and with producer Tobias Lindell helming the sessions, ten songs are recorded. The lineup of the band for this set...
by Pete Sargeant | Sep 3, 2017 | Reviews
Simo Rise & Shine (Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group) ‘Rise & Shine’ …a phrase I heard many a time from my late father, too early in the morning! But his military background as a Sergeant Major never left him, we his hapless offspring his platoon…but the...
by Pete Sargeant | Sep 3, 2017 | Reviews
Aubrey Logan Impossible (Knight Music/Universal) We are all about sounds and listening, in the main. But your scribe must take time out to mention that this artist has a face that is simultaneously beautiful and 100% wicked. She must have had a terrible time at...