Monthly Archives: July 2025

Robert Plant Ploughs Folk Tradition On Long-Overdue Record

July 16, 2025

Never a stranger to an inspired cover, Robert Plant has been sporadically raiding other writers’ repertoire since “Dreamland” was out back in 2002, with both his albums with Alison Krauss – 2007’s “Raising Sand” and “Raise The Roof” from 2021 … Continue reading →

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LIVING IN SHADOWS – Neon Burning

July 16, 2025

Lamplight Social 2024 British frontiers-defying family find new ways to define urban despair and dig for optimism in brightly lit streets. It may seem to be customary for up-and-coming artists to find themselves – or at lest, their listeners – … Continue reading →

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STICK MEN Put Out Stop-Gap EP

July 15, 2025

Given how busy they are, hardly anybody expected new album from STICK MEN – even though it’s about time Markus Reuter, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto followed up 2016’s with a full-length release. And they will, this fall, but what’s … Continue reading →

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EX NORWEGIAN – Wasted Lines

July 14, 2025

Limited Fanfare 2014 / Think Like A Key 2025 A record that almost didn’t happen gets polished and fleshed out with initial intent to shine its youthfulness across time. Five years after their start, this ensemble effectively folded, and the … Continue reading →

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Dave Cousins Passed Away

July 13, 2025

Dave Cousins, one of the greatest English singers-songwriters, has died today, aged 85. Not that it was unexpected but it hurts just the same. Charming and stubborn in equal measure, David is mostly known as the founder and leader of … Continue reading →

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