Category Archives: Music

Geoff Carne And the Hatz, 4 Play. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Without it, you may as well be looking at life through the confines of humdrum, of just going from day to day in the monotonous routine and the makeshift, make-do dull and instantly forgettable; for where there is no build up, there can be no sense of earned excitement, there can be no discovery of just how far your expectations can go and how far they can thrill you. Without 4 Play from Geoff Carne and the Hatz in your life, then the dull seeps in and the day becomes not just beige, but school uniform insipid and dusty.

Geoff Carne And the Hatz, 4 Play. E.P. Review. full post

(401 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Esme Bridie, Today It Rains. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The world of Bright Young Things always manages to bring to the listener’s attention to the next musician or artist as if it there was by some remarkable chance a magic conveyer belt on a constant speed going past your eyes and senses; no sooner have you been told that you have heard the next Frankie Valli, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Debbie Harry or any iconic vocalist worth the test of time, then the next one comes along at frightening pace. It could be that our attention spans have decreased, no longer able to relish the length of time it takes to truly appreciate a young musician; or it could be that programmes such as The Voice have made it impossible to look beyond the next five minutes.

Esme Bridie, Today It Rains. Album Review. full post

(454 words, 1 image, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

The Lovely Eggs, This Is Eggland. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

In a world that is becoming increasingly the butt of its own joke, it is reassuring to listen to a band who understand that angry DIY is the remedy for the relentless nonsense we are being forced to watch like an impotent voyeur, unable to stop events from unfolding, too entrenched in the clean and safe, almost sterile, humourless, watching our backs mentality that has become the everyday norm.

The Lovely Eggs, This Is Eggland. Album Review. full post

(412 words, 1 image, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Selva, D O M A. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The deep rumble that accompanies lightning, the sense of other worlds colliding and the universe breaking in half, these are age old fears that we used to put the blame on the gods, that without reason to doubt the obvious, that nature is full on Heavy Metal when she is holding onto a grudge, when she wants to teach us a lesson.  The best thing we can do in such circumstances, when the rumble gets close, is to lay back, drink in the atmosphere and let the music she provides wage war with serenity and to embrace the gentle.

Selva, D O M A. Album Review. full post

(369 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Yvonne Lyon, Metanoia. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

At times you cannot help but be drawn to a line from an old poet. A song will come on the radio, an album will be played and through the airwaves and dominating speakers, sage old advice from down the centuries will be remembered, thought of and mused upon. It gathers together the issues faced and suggests without any hint of irony in the invisible, disembodied voice in your mind, that Time has a funny way of repeating itself; the words might be modern, however the sentiment and message remains the same.

Yvonne Lyon, Metanoia. Album Review. full post

(407 words, 1 image, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

Red Pine Timber Company, Sorry For The Good Times. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

It is when you start apologising for everything that ever was, even the good things in life, the shared moments of joy, passion and adventure, that you realise it was all that you could do to keep the song alive, to let it be heard with sincerity and damn those with grace who encourage you to feel inferior and flawed; for those that made you feel Sorry For The Good Times.

Red Pine Timber Company, Sorry For The Good Times. Album Review. full post

(372 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Salt House, Undersong. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It seems strange to think in a modern context that the power of empathy is in danger perhaps, not of extinction but being carelessly tossed aside as if it were a paper bag caught in an updraft and destined to fight it out with the plastic in the sea. Compassion is there in the world but somehow understanding has been replaced in some quarters by the bullying tactic of rhetoric, of tough talk and sanctions, of bluster, wind and fury.

Salt House, Undersong. Album Review. full post

(394 words, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Black Veil Brides, Vale. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

A story of two parts, two halves, a fearsome volcano that boils under the surface of the Earth awaiting the time to erupt and yet in which understands that patience is the key to have maximum effect on the landscape below. That green valley, the farmed dale, the perfect idyll in which lover’s court and nature is silent and prosperous; all taken out in the act of constant planetary renewal, the veil lifted and the bride to be kissed before enjoying the sound of Black Veil Brides.

Black Veil Brides, Vale. Album Review. full post

(384 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

TC&I, Great Aspirations. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It is almost the contradiction of Charles Dickens’ erstwhile narrative hero Philip Pirrip, instead of great expectations, there is instead situated at the heart of TC&I’S four track E.P. Great Aspirations, a more honest approach to the English language, a modern dialect in the hands of two musicians with vision, who by all rights would have been crowned kings of their world.

TC&I, Great Aspirations. Album Review. full post

(476 words, 1 image, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Dan Patlansky, Perfection Kills. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

At least in the field and expression of Art, the chase for flawlessness is sincere, for at least in the bright lights, the darkest shadows and the fullness of representation is at its most positive, it has the want to be great, not for its own sake, but to spread joy, satisfaction and contemplation of the idea at hand, the concept as a belief; for everything else, politics, love, life, relationships, the way we talk, the way we act, it is an illusion and Perfection Kills.

Dan Patlansky, Perfection Kills. Album Review. full post

(445 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)