MUSIC, BLOG, REVIEWS & RADIO SHOWS

Haim walking the streets where no one ever walks, Los Angeles, some Open Flames and a Waterfall

We're back to full strength this week, with a selection of great albums that fall firmly in the category marked 'Great Listening', irrespective of genre :

It's a condensed set of reviews this week, and it covers the downbeat to the upbeat with nothing inbetween. Raise a glass to :

Spring is here. And so are these beauties.

Here you find quiet and loud, young and old, future and renewed friendships. Enjoy.

Give a warm welcome and make some noise for these girls and boys.

Ready to tickle and massage your eardrums, here's this weeks acts.

The Boss, Ginnels, Gwenno, Kelora, Nerina Pallot

Arctic Monkeys, The Blue Herons, Cast, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Heavenly, Kieran Hebden and William Tyler. Loaded Honey, The Open Flames, Retrograph, The Swell Seas

The Cast (Albums) : FRQNCY LDN, Kim Deal, Maribou State, Shine Grooves, Thee Housecoatees, Vega Trails