by Glenn Sargeant | Jul 19, 2017 | Reviews
Beaux Gris Gris and The Apocalypse Beaux Gris Gris and The Apocalypse EP (Independent) Looking at Facebook one day I came across an announcement of a new band in and amongst all of the posts about Brexit, families, pets and summer holidays. The band name was Beaux...
by Pete Sargeant | Jul 6, 2017 | Reviews
Alison Krauss Windy City (Deluxe) (Capitol Records) I don’t know quite what to make of the ‘Stepford Wives’ image of Alison Krauss on the cover of this new record. She looks a tad fragile, brittle..but we all know she is one of Americana’s strongest female performers....
by Pete Sargeant | Jul 4, 2017 | Reviews
Yasmine Hamdan Al Jamilat (Hamdanistan Records/Crammed Discs) I heard this songstress first on – of all things – the CNN television news channel. They had a documentary feature about creatives in Lebanon and Ms Hamdan was briefly interviewed. She seemed to have...
by Pete Sargeant | Jul 4, 2017 | Reviews
Stanton Moore With You In Mind (Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group) The subtitle of this release is The Songs Of Allen Toussaint. You have likely heard more Toussaint numbers than you realise. Santana and Little Feat regarded him as a major writer and arranger....
by Pete Sargeant | Jul 2, 2017 | Reviews
Cars 3 Soundtrack Album (Walt Disney/Pixar) The soundtrack to the latest motoring animation family film arrives and like the previous related albums for Cars and Cars 2, you can expect upbeat tunes by various artists that sound fine….er, especially in the car. ...
by Pete Sargeant | Jul 2, 2017 | Reviews
Robin Trower Time & Emotion (Manhaton Records) The veteran guitarist, singer and songwriter really does deserve the term ‘artist’ and is on a run at the moment, producing a recent series of albums that blend artistry with soul, stuffed with atmospheric songs and...
