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Almost Friends – Again, Not Again
I have found such delight in the discovery of this superb debut album by an act I had previously never heard of, that it prompted me to ponder with some frustration the crowded field they are about to occupy. There has to be a space for quieter music, for sounds that do not demand much,… Read more
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Andrew Sa – American Rough
It might seem like country music has done all its evolving by this point, that the end game has been arrived at with its current mainstream pop sheen success. Where can it go from here other than reach back and try to recapture that western grit and sawdust authenticity that made it such a vital… Read more
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Fresh Juice 6th July 2026
Dent May – I Remember Dent May’s latest release ‘I Remember’ is much like a postcard from the wide‑open creative world he built while making ‘The Big One,’ his seventh LP and the first to fully abandon the bedroom for the communal hum of the Honeymoon Suite, a Los Angeles based studio he runs with… Read more
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July 2026 Playlist
This months playlist is accompanied by a photo feature. If you read my review of the latest Tift Merritt album you will have seen my referring to the first time I saw her at a festival about twenty years ago. Well, that was actually the 2006 Cambridge Folk Festival, I was taking photos to go… Read more
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Richard Thompson – Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, 25th June 2026
I have seen Richard Thompson live more times than I can remember over the past three decades, but this is the first time he has ever considered performing a strip. Not, I should add, because he has hit a fork in the road and is exploring other tactics to bag attention, but rather because we… Read more
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Fresh Juice 29th June 2026
Beth Orton – Waiting Beth Orton’s new album is a stunning left‑turn from an artist who has spent three decades refusing to sit still. ‘The Ground Above’ demonstrates how she has moved beyond folktronica tags and past expectations to create something raw, spacious, and beautifully unguarded. The album is a suite of eight songs that… Read more
Fruit Tree Records 