The Essential Gretchen Peters
Read our review of The Essential Gretchen Peters Gretchen Peters Two CD Retrospective Released 29 January 2015 I am generally not a big fan of ‘best ofs’ or ‘greatest hits’ collections. Too often in the past I have been disappointed with them – either the original masters are not up to today’s hi-fi standards, the ‘hits’ you’ve heard too often, some dubious covers or...
Link of Chain – Chris Smither Tribute – A Review
Read our review of the tribute album for Chris Smither LINK OF CHAIN: A SONGWRITERS TRIBUTE TO CHRIS SMITHER Tribute albums have become quite the thing. There appears to have been a growing stream of them in recent years, a way of celebrating an artist through the contributions of peers, each providing a nod in their own voice. It used to be well-known performers being acknowledged, but now the format has spread to honoring the...
Mary Gauthier – Trouble & Love – Review
Read our review of Mary Gauthier’s beautiful Trouble In Love Mary Gauthier’s ‘breakthrough’ album, Mercy Now (2005) was continuously “discovered” and lauded for the two years following its release, earning mentions on a score of year-end “best of” lists, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and No Depression. Since then she has given us Between Daylight and Dark (2007), The...