Category Archives: Music

Kate & Raphaël, Les Objets Trouvés. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The original is often overlooked, perhaps being seen as too avant-garde, too ahead of its time and all because people are not ready for it; it is of course understandable, not everything can be appreciated in the time that it comes out and like the lost property of a person who loses something very special, something that so few have seen or found on their travels, the chances are that it will turn up in Lost Property unscathed and unharmed, the population not ready for such possibilities of greatness.

Kate & Raphaël, Les Objets Trouvés. Album Review. full post

(415 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Chris Stapleton, From A Room. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We all sit at times in our rooms, the décor may change, the furniture may find its way to the local dump after many years of being held together with Blue-tac, elbow grease and luck but in the end we find ourselves where we are comfortable, our nest, the sense of relaxation or protection, our safety net…whichever way you hold it up to scrutiny, From A Room is where we learn to sing.

Chris Stapleton, From A Room. Album Review. full post

(427 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Only Child, Working Class. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Rue the day you ever ignore the sound of the angry, of those that a Government decides to dismiss as unworthy or lacking in substance to be anything but a nuisance in their corpulent hides, rue that day you forget what makes a country work, what makes it truly a place in which people look out for each other and not descend into the realms of distance and dispensed with compassion; for in that day the anger, if history has taught us anything is the day when those oppressed, those overlooked and rejected will fight back and see an edifice crumble.

Only Child, Working Class. E.P. Review. full post

(501 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

John Jenkins, Postcards From Mabelthorpe. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

For many the seaside was not just a place of fun, of rest from the daily grind and the knowledge that for a week or two there would be something other than the feeling of oppression in the factory air, it was a home, it was the place where you could be yourself and see the world with fresh eyes and a clean soul. For the British before the advent of package holidays and the young spending their money on the excitement of going abroad, this was also the time when the family got together, where perhaps the differences between the generations were slowly eroded away and in between bouts of boredom, something magical may happen, something that always ended with the words Wish You Were Here on the back of a set of Postcards from Mabelthorpe.

John Jenkins, Postcards From Mabelthorpe. Single Review. full post

(510 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Avatarium, Hurricanes And Halos. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Beauty without arrogance must be allowed room to be savoured, the sense of the silence at the heart of the tornado, the whisper of love between two angels and a well thought of demon, beauty must be seen but not worshipped, it must be cared for but not taken for granted and once it has the attention of all who see it for the natural state it is, then no matter what, no matter the demon and the angel involved, what you have is Hurricanes And Halos and both are as attractive as each other and both startle when confronted for the first time.

Avatarium, Hurricanes And Halos. Album Review. full post

(379 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Jenny Lascelles, Backbone. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The sound of the sweet can be the most heavenly, there is a sense of innocent wonder that reflects in the voice of such an artist, the listener entranced by the thoughtful phrase, the word of the charming and considerate; yet along knowing that inside the sweet is lioness, a roar from the jungle which whilst might not heard at close hand, still echoes far and wide and shows the other animals in the domain not to mess with the queen.

Jenny Lascelles, Backbone. Album Review. full post

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

Emily Barker, Sweet Kind Of Blue. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Blue is the very best kind of colour, you might paint it black, you can feel the anger and fury of red but at the end of the day, the emotion of blue always brings out the sweetest king of feeling; the reminisce, the heartache, the glimmer of hope wrapped up in the beauty of melancholy, such sweet sorrow is always serenaded with passion.

Emily Barker, Sweet Kind Of Blue. Album Review. full post

(363 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Fun Of The Pier, Cavern Song/(In) My Town. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Inspiration strikes in the heart of the moment, it can come from anywhere and be the loving parent of the most awesome of art; it is quite a moment when the lightning strikes, when the flashbulb glares and shatters and even when the stimulated insight comes from someone walking up to the stage and taking a picture of what is behind you rather than the performance itself, that is still a moment to record for prosperity.

Fun Of The Pier, Cavern Song/(In) My Town. Single Review. full post

(450 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

Snakecharmer, Second Skin. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Love the skin you are in if you are able, cherish it even it is the hardest thing you do, and if it is not possible, if all the cards are stacked against you and you left holding the Queen of Spades and all the Hearts except the Ace, then grow a Second Skin, put on the mask if it is possible and throw a single finger up in defiance; nothing would make your enemies and detractors more mad and jealous.

Snakecharmer, Second Skin. Album Review. full post

(430 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Danzig, Black Laden Crown. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

There is a special place on Earth reserved for Danzig, the most combustible of volcanoes bow down and spill their lava in appreciation, stars blink out of existence in honour and the doom laden unappreciative steel their knives and pen like swords in readiness to decry one of the most incredible of lyrically perfect bands of the last three decades.

Danzig, Black Laden Crown. Album Review. full post

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