Monthly Archives: April 2022

AVERY RAQUEL – Avery Raquel

April 15, 2022

Avery Raquel 2022 Avoiding diva deliverables, sweet-toned lady from Hamilton sculpts a stunningly understated cycle of songs. Previously, “precocious” was the most perfect word to refer to this young artiste whose talents as a performer promised her a prominent role … Continue reading →

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MORDECAI SMYTH – Things Are Getting Stranger On The Shore

April 14, 2022

Mega Dodo 2022 Out of Berkshire suburbia with stories to tell, psychedelic polymath lifts a misty veil off coastal mysteries. It’s been about a decade since the advent of Mordecai Smyth on Albion’s music scene, and the passing years did … Continue reading →

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ALEX CARPANI – Microcosm

April 13, 2022

Independent Artist 2022 To scrutinize and celebrate: Bolognese musicologist brings his seventh full-length offering into humanity’s inner world. More than three decades since this composer started making waves on the art-rock scene and 15 years down the line from his … Continue reading →

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DALE WATSON – Jukebox Fury

April 12, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 With Ameripolitan agenda set aside, alt-country fugitive runs for cover of familiar fare. Fiercely independent in his decades-long search for authenticity, this outlaw-scene veteran has eventually succumbed to the greatest temptation of all: an all-out album of outsider … Continue reading →

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DR. STRANGELY STRANGE Uncover Their On-Stage Tapes

April 11, 2022

Never the legends they could be, Irish experimental folk-rock also-rans DR. STRANGELY STRANGE are a cult collective – befits a band whose first two albums, out in 1969 and 1970, were produced by Joe Boyd, whose sophomore platter bore the … Continue reading →

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