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Sid Griffin Interview
When I caught up with the musically eclectic, eyes and ears still wide open, renaissance man Sid Griffin at this summer’s Ely Folk Festival, he was briefly revisiting the Coal Porters section of his musical wardrobe. Admitting that over “seventeen years we went at it pretty hard,” they were tempted by the timing of Ely… Read more
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The Junipers – The Solid And The Hollow
Finding a psychedelic band previously unknown to me is nothing new today, the scene seems to throw up a plentiful supply in 2026. But occasionally, as has occurred with my coming across Leicester’s The Junipers, you check them out then about three songs in the light goes on and you find yourself shouting out “this… Read more
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The Delines – The Set Up
Considering how grand and satisfying a listening experience this whole record is, it may be surprising to learn that The Delines built it almost as an afterthought following 2025’s ‘Mr. Luck And Ms. Doom.’ These were tracks that had been leftover following those sessions, which makes it quite remarkable how cohesively stitched together this all… Read more
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October 2026 Playlist
The big news story at the moment, for those of you disinterested in English football, centres around the most successful and tediously dominant side over the past ten years, Manchester City. They have been able to invest financially heavily in their team and all-round operation for almost two decades, thanks to the funding of their… Read more
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Fresh Juice 2026 Vol. 11
We have made a few changes for this autumn, going forward the ‘Fresh Juice’ feature on this site will be merged with the Mixcloud playlists of the same name… meaning you find all the ‘Fresh Juice’ (a selection of our favourite new releases across multiple formats) all in one place. And here it is with… Read more
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Nicole Atkins – Drama
There is a moment during the Memphis soul style strut of ‘For No One’ from this latest Nicole Atkins album, her first of all new material in six years, where she sings “don’t let a good wine go to waste.” As a metaphor for the sumptuous melange of ages and sounds heard throughout this record,… Read more
