Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Light always prevails, even in the darkest moment, the salvation of redeeming light is one in which a path is offered, a trail blazed. The light should always be seen as a way out of the darkness and each time it takes a soul from its torment it adds yet another chapter to its story, the Chronicles of Light is one held in the hand with passion.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is so much strength in the world, so much hidden from plain view that sometimes the extraordinary is obscured by the feelings of jaded despair and noisy waste that flourishes in the absence of mouth watering musical beauty. For Anna Corcoran, that magical beauty, of the glorious and divine that comes across in her music is not just full of great strength but the imagery it provides is like the clear waters in a large and mighty lake, the whole sense of creation and its purpose there for all to see and in Ms. Corcoran’s measured way of producing intelligently subtle music, creation, beauty is far Easier Than Falling.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
A key signature may change over time, the inscription fade, no longer resemble the strong force of a passionate and courage filled pen and yet the Autograph remains vivid, noteworthy and collectable, if not for its memory then for the stature it represents and the autograph of the dedicated will always survive in one form or another.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
In a land where myths and tales of old meets the 21st Century gothic land of modern Noir, it really falls to the Progressive to make the two ends combine and function in a way that allows the light to shine through the darkness and the one eyed threatening mysterious to swallow the embittered weighty illumination on offer; in some kind of cosmic dance, the light and the shade are balanced in an effective Voice of Reason.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Time in the end is all we have as the song goes and for some Time is more than just the passing of the day and the wonderment of a journey, Time is the ability to look back and mourn, to sense the loss acutely and to be able to capture it in such a way that it evokes memories, that it invokes life to its fullest potential. For Time is Roseanna Ball’s ally, friend and patient confident; Time is what she has.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10
There are some albums that come along, some in the form of debuts, some from bands or solo artists that have been going for years, into which just listening to the songs placed with care and attention is simply not enough, sometimes you have to go all the way in your resolve to try and understand them that in the end like any lover, you just want to kiss it till it gives up all its beautiful secrets.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
Putting on a double A side can be like finding an oasis filled with your tipple of choice whilst lost in the desert and noticing that the spa hotel next to it is handily free to use on the day you get there, coupons supplied. It is in the knowledge that the music is so strong, so concise, that the sheer act of division is impossible and that both tracks stand out fully and with disarming smiles attached to them. If it is good enough for The Beatles to achieve then surely any musician worth their salt must at least attempt to do the same.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 5/10
It is perhaps a peculiarity of life that you can miss someone for years, you can wonder why they stopped producing some of the most intricate and interesting sounds, the most devilish of lyrics and the most enjoyable ways to spend an evening infront of a log fire and yet after many years away they come back into your life and you have to admit that you might wonder what you saw or heard of them in the first place.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10
The slight edge of Punk, the feel of the low down but verging on the scale that will see them become talked of in living rooms up and down the country in highly anticipated terms. It is rare to be talking of something that holds such fascination that comes out of Madrid without thinking of one of the world’s most discussed football teams and yet as the Hinds’ new album sinks into the consciousness of the listener it is possible to hold the band up as a shining example of the new feeling of betrayal that the young across Europe are experiencing as they fight to be heard more so now than ever.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
It is the infectious opening beat that draws you in, the taste of forbearance and regard for a well placed tune that brings you closer to understanding just what it is about music that keeps you coming back for more, that drives the soul to find new ways of expressing a deep love for reckless and well thought abandon. For many the idea of finding temptation in lyrics and the trade off in musical accomplishment is like winning the lottery, for some it never comes at all and the simplicity of it missed as they complain of life having the catch all phrase of Never In A Month of Sundays.