Elly Roberts reviewsLisa Gerrard: Lisa GerrardDistributed by4AD March 2007 Rating: 8/10 Enchanting 15-track career retrospective from one of the most gifted songwriters on the planet. Spanning 20 years, her career began in the early ’80s …
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Emily Loizeau: Pays Sauvage
DVDfever.co.uk – Emily Loizeau: Pays Sauvage CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsEmily Loizeau: Pays SauvageDistributed byBella Union Records Released: Out now Rating: 8/10 Hippy… French style. With the benefit of a French father and English mother (her …
Continue readingLone Official: Tuckassee Take
Elly Roberts reviewsLone Official: Tuckassee TakeDistributed byHonest Jons Records Released: July 2006 Rating: 6/10 When Matt Button moved from behind the bar to the mic at the infamous Springwater Club, he began an unexpected musical …
Continue readingLoney, dear: Loney, Noir
Elly Roberts reviewsLoney, dear: Loney, NoirDistributed byREGAL April 2007 Rating: 8/10 Loney, dear is the alter ego of Swedish multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen. Holed up for years in his home studio or his parents basement, thisphenomenon …
Continue readingLightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
Elly Roberts reviewsLightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender BridgeDistributed byDomino January 2008 Rating: 10/10+ Ex-Test Icicle guitarist forms new band, with surprising results. I say surprising because of some of his previous collaborations haventexactly spawned …
Continue readingLily Allen: Its Not Me, Its You
DVDfever.co.uk – Lily Allen: Its Not Me, Its YouElly Roberts reviewsLily Allen: Its Not Me, Its YouDistributed byRegal Records Released: February 2009 Rating: 6/10 Vote and comment on this album:View Comments Lily Allen ..issues, issues, …
Continue readingBob Lind: Elusive Butterfly: The Complete Jack Nitzsche Sessions
Elly Roberts reviewsBob Lind: Elusive Butterfly: The Complete Jack Nitzsche SessionsDistributed byAce/Big Beat Records June 2007 Rating: 10/10+ Whether youre a folk fan or not, this is esssential listening. Its more of a jangle-strings driven …
Continue readingLinda Lewis: Live In Old Smokey
Elly Roberts reviewsLinda Lewis: Live In Old SmokeyDistributed byMarket Square Cat.no: MSMCD141 Released: March 2006 Rating: 8/10 Linda Ann Lewis doesn’t do pop songs any more;she does classy adultorientated and accessible music. Recorded live at …
Continue readingJackie Leven and The Celtic Soulmen: The Haunted Year – Spring
DVDfever.co.uk – Jackie Leven and The Celtic Soulmen – The Haunted Year: Spring CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsJackie Leven and The Celtic Soulmen:The Haunted Year – Spring: Man Bleeds in Glasgow/Greetings from Milford – LiveDistributed byCooking …
Continue readingLove Is All: Mixed Up
Elly Roberts reviewsLove Is All: Mixed UpDistributed byParlophone Released: January 2008 Rating: 6/10 Gothenburg new wave punk funksters get make-over. Not always a good idea. Sandwiched between two remixes of Felt Tip (tracks 1 & …
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