The second of my recently published comment pieces for the local papers.  This time, it was the Petersfield Herald: I have recently been trying to work through my music collection, shaking off the dust and removing crumbs from mouldy corners. I’ve come across a few embarrassing tracks that I would rather forget, as well as [...]

I’ve been listening to Emmy The Great‘s new album Virtue today. This could be one of those rare albums for me – one that actually spends hours on repeat. Her voice is pristine. It’s a beautiful, pure, fine-crystal voice; it shows both precision and playfulness.  The album features pastoral and industrial landscapes in the same [...]