Author Archives: Garreth
Nat Bartsch ~ Hope Renewed
We loved Nat Bartsch‘s Hope, the life-affirming 2021 album on which Hope Renewed is based, so it’s wonderful to see that the Australian pianist and composer’s optimism is undimmed. Hope was dominated by the piano and that remains true of
Nat Bartsch ~ Hope Renewed
We loved Nat Bartsch‘s Hope, the life-affirming 2021 album on which Hope Renewed is based, so it’s wonderful to see that the Australian pianist and composer’s optimism is undimmed. Hope was dominated by the piano and that remains true of
Neil Cowley ~ Battery Life
This is Neil Cowley‘s second solo album under his own name but it is far from a sophomore release. In fact he’s been releasing albums as part of many different groups ever since 1997, including eight albums with the Neil
Neil Cowley ~ Battery Life
This is Neil Cowley‘s second solo album under his own name but it is far from a sophomore release. In fact he’s been releasing albums as part of many different groups ever since 1997, including eight albums with the Neil
Simeon Walker ~ Imprints 2
Simeon Walker has a razor sharp focus on the tiniest of details. There was a video on his Instagram feed recently that captured a pre-performance rehearsal in the enormous reverberant space of the cathedral in Wells and, after estimating the
Simeon Walker ~ Imprints 2
Simeon Walker has a razor sharp focus on the tiniest of details. There was a video on his Instagram feed recently that captured a pre-performance rehearsal in the enormous reverberant space of the cathedral in Wells and, after estimating the
Sergio Díaz De Rojas ~ Muerte en una tarde de verano
Muerte en una tarde de verano (Death on a Summer’s Day) may be the most charming, most hopeful album about death that you’ll ever hear. We humans generally avoid confronting our mortality. We shut it away, both literally (in hospices)
Sergio Díaz De Rojas ~ Muerte en una tarde de verano
Muerte en una tarde de verano (Death on a Summer’s Day) may be the most charming, most hopeful album about death that you’ll ever hear. We humans generally avoid confronting our mortality. We shut it away, both literally (in hospices)
Lambert ~ All This Time
In a way, All This Time is Lambert‘s way of coming out. Those who love him—this reviewer counts himself amongst them—have always suspected it. That’s right, Lambert isn’t quite who he seems. He is… whisper it… a jazz musician (gasp!)
Lambert ~ All This Time
In a way, All This Time is Lambert‘s way of coming out. Those who love him—this reviewer counts himself amongst them—have always suspected it. That’s right, Lambert isn’t quite who he seems. He is… whisper it… a jazz musician (gasp!)
Ô Lake ~ Still
We loved Refuge, Sylvain Texier‘s 2019 debut under the name Ô Lake, describing it is “deeply cinematic in a manner many artists aspire to, but few achieve”. If anything, this has been amplified in Still, an album in which big
Ô Lake ~ Still
We loved Refuge, Sylvain Texier‘s 2019 debut under the name Ô Lake, describing it is “deeply cinematic in a manner many artists aspire to, but few achieve”. If anything, this has been amplified in Still, an album in which big
Erik Hall ~ Canto Ostinato
I’m gonna break with our usual format here, dear reader, and embed the album stream right at the top and suggest you immediately click play. I’ve switched it up because while sometimes it is useful to have a little context,
Erik Hall ~ Canto Ostinato
I’m gonna break with our usual format here, dear reader, and embed the album stream right at the top and suggest you immediately click play. I’ve switched it up because while sometimes it is useful to have a little context,
Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities
We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and
Mike Lazarev ~ Sacred Tonalities
We have a dysfunctional relationship with time. We groan as the alarm calls us from our sleep. We feel harried by the clock, rushing from meeting to meeting. We spend hours mindlessly scrolling. We watch our children grow up and
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