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April 2026 Playlist
Now that everyone has the history of recorded music at their fingertips, I often find myself grateful that my formative years in listening were during the 1990s Compact Disc heyday. Not only were the rare prog rock, sixties psych and other such obscure classics, starting to cost a fortune on increasingly scarce original vinyl, being… Read more
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Fresh Juice 30th March 2026
Konyikeh – Mercenary Let’s commence this week with a voice that is being touted as the next UK based soul star to watch out for. ‘Mercenary was released via FAMM in late February 2026, the single following the momentum of Konyikeh’s October track ‘Vulnerability’ and arrives just after her second sold‑out headline show at London’s… Read more
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New Mix: Fruit Tree Records – Fresh Juice 2026 Vol. 3
It’s time for Volume 3 in our series of new music mixes for 2026, all multiple genre offerings and every one either a new release or featuring on an upcoming album. All our mixes are available on Mixcloud, just follow the link on the ‘Music Mixes’ pages of this site which will also give tracklistings… Read more
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Fresh Juice 23rd March 2026
Skaracha – Stuck In My Head If proof were needed that a classic music style can be revived and resonate with relevance today it is here, with Skaracha (the clue is in the name). This nine piece are the first home‑grown Jamaican ska band since the fabulous sixties, roaring out of Kingston with ‘Stuck In… Read more
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Howling Bells – Strange Life
When the Howling Bells originally appeared on the scene with their self-titled debut in 2006, they had plenty of stiff competition for attention within the guitar pop world. This was, lest we forget, the time of ‘Landfill Indie,’ as wave upon wave of edgy, arch, angsty and sardonic four or five-piece groups with second hand… Read more
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Elles Bailey – Can’t Take My Story Away
I love it when an album lays down a statement of intent with the opening track. A declaration of where the artist is at both emotionally and spiritually, a let the music do the talking wakeup call that announces the beginning of a potent experience to follow. The kind of track that George Martin used… Read more
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