Category: Reviews

FUCHSIA – From Psychedelia To A Distant Place

By aaamusic on May 22, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

British progressive folk rock band Fuchsia, created in 1970, released a self titled debut album which was difficult to categorise. Both strange and intriguing, with charming and intricate string arrangements, it became a cult classic for underground enthusiasts. Stylistically Fuchsia was compared with Jade and Comus.

Formed at Exeter University, the group comprised Tony Durant (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals) , Michael Day (bass guitar), Michael Gregory (drums, percussion), Janet Rogers (violin, backing vocals), Madeleine Bland (cello, piano, [...]

HOLLIS BROWN – Ride On The Train

By aaamusic on May 22, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

If you haven’t ever heard of Hollis Brown, and approach their music with no knowledge of the band at all, you could also think they are from the 70s and you wouldn’t be that mistaken.

Active from 2008, the band looks back at the classic tradition of rock music, they sunk their hands into the evergreen of the genre and came up with well crafted songs that play on the borderline of blues and rock’n rool and hint to great names [...]

THE MELODIC – One Day / Reckoning Song

By aaamusic on May 22, 2013 in Reviews, Singles

The Melodic are a British band born and raised in Brixton and this should say enough; but to those not familiar with the cultural melting pot that South London is, this band managed to fuse several sounds coming from all around the world, especially from well, the South.

Their latest release is ‘One day/Reckoning song‘, a cover from Asaf Avidan. Quite distant from the original version (shouldn’t a good cover be like this?), The Melodic elaborated the piece in the [...]

ANNE MARIE ALMEDAL – Memory Lane

By aaamusic on May 19, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

Visionary singer Anne Marie Almedal lives in Norway with her husband and producer Nicholas Sillitoe, where she’s influenced by seminal British folk of the 1960s and 1970s. Her musical journey lures you to a serene icy panorama, but quickly you’re taken somewhere warm and inviting.

Her retrospective album Memory Lane is released in the UK on 3rd June, 2013 on the +47 / Proper music label and was mixed by John Wood (Nick Drake’s engineer). Featured guests include Danny [...]

GEORGIA RUTH – Week Of Pines

By aaamusic on May 17, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

Bilingual singer-songwriter Georgia Ruth is a graceful folk harpist from Aberystwyth. Her recent return to Wales has inspired a diverse and fascinating collection of songs.

Georgia releases her debut album Week of Pines on 20th May, 2013 on Gwymon Records. It was recorded and produced by David Wrench at Snowdonia’s Bryn Derwen Studios and received a grant from The Arts Council of Wales to help with its marketing.

Fellow musicians who have contributed to her album are: Iwan Huws (vocals, guitar, organ, harmonica), [...]

LITTLE TYBEE – For Distant Viewing

By aaamusic on May 17, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

Named after an island of the coast of Savannah, Georgia, Little Tybee release their second Album For Distant Viewing.

The opening track instantly makes me fall in love with its jazzy feel and romantic vibe. It transports the listener to an unknown place, somewhere between Paris and New Orleans. Taking elements from country, jazz, folk and dream pop all at once; Little Tybee brilliantly creates an amalgam of sounds in a superb, creative and soothing way.

Mind grenade and Hearing Blues are “the [...]

RORY GALLAGHER – Live At The Montreux Festival 1975-1994

By aaamusic on May 14, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

RORY GALLAGHER - Live At The Montreax Festival 1975 - 1994

Rory Gallagher, the legendary Irish guitarist, had three very productive decades in music. He toured extensively and played the Montreux Jazz Festival five times between 1975 and 1994. On two previous occasions he appeared there with his group Taste.

Two DVDs represent the best of his appearances from 1975 to 1985, together with the complete 1994 performance. The CD features outstanding moments from the first four performances between 1975 and 1985. Collectively they’re a marvellous opportunity to [...]

THE COMPUTERS – Love Triangles, Hate Squares

By aaamusic on May 10, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

I like rock music. I like it all. I like everything about it. Something about me likes the abuse of having my ears used as sonic speedbags. And, while the tried, tested and retried genre presents one of the broadest spectrums for musical expression, we all too often witness the myopia of those bands that seem content with being one-trick ponies. Not The Computers. Hurtling out of Exeter, the quintet brings with it a wide armament of vintage influences to [...]

Charlie Straight – I Sleep Alone

By aaamusic on May 10, 2013 in Reviews, Singles

Despite the rainy morning in London, it is still possible to find a reason to foolishly dance in front of the window. This reason is the new upcoming single ‘I Sleep Alone‘ by the Czech band Charlie Straight; the single features the collaboration of the Oscar-winning-singer Marketa Irglova.

Closer to the tradition of the new Indie-folk rock genre which has its main representatives in the Mumford and Sons, rather than the Britpop bands Oasis and Blur, the Czech quartet [...]

ANIMAL KINGDOM – The Looking Away

By aaamusic on May 09, 2013 in Albums, Reviews

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The Looking Away opens with the mellow ‘The Wave’. It’s a smooth and catchy start to the new album by Animal Kingdom. High pitched vocals blend with the crashing guitar waves to produce a sound appropriately evocative of the ocean. ‘Get Away With It’ features vocals almost reminiscent of The Scissor Sisters. The track keeps the mellow mood of the opener but with more of an 80’s dance-pop feel. ‘Glass House’ has a funkier sound to it with its whirring guitars and [...]