THE CAKE SALE Project CD For OXFAM Records
UK RELEASE DATE 5th NOVEMBER 2007
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Stephen Fretwell MAN ON THE ROOF. Fiction
The UK seems at last to be recognising the value of singer/songwriters to its musical culture. They have struggled for years to be recognised and rewarded, and while the best quality artists do not get the level of recognition of lesser ones such as James Morrison or Paulo Nutini, underground support is building, and radio is taking notice. It must have been about five years ago when I saw Stephen Fretwell perform and it’s to his credit that he has persevered and grown.
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David Ford SONGS FOR THE ROAD. Independiente
A few months ago I covered a Suzanne Vega concert at Liverpool’s wonderful Philharmonic. Supporting was a young British singer/songwriter called David Ford whose songs and performance floored me. In fact he was the best new UK singer/songwriter I’ve seen in several years. I then sat patiently in the hope that a PR company would send me along his EP/Album to review which I assumed would contain at least some of the great songs sung at that concert. Well, eventually it arrived and just in time for me to consider it for our ‘albums of the year’ list…
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Loney, Dear and Athlete Live
Liverpool Academy, 16 October 2007
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Ani DiFranco and Hamell On Trial in Manchester
6 October 2007, Lowry Quays, Manchester
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The Flaming Lips U.F.O.S AT THE ZOO (Live DVD). Warner
There is something very special about being able to combine a variety of characteristics to produce something better than the sum of its parts, and that’s rarely been done before in rock history. For this reason and this reason alone The Flaming Lips should not only be treasured and admired, but be made compulsory listening for every man, woman and child. It is also true to say that anyone who has witnessed one of their live shows will have it in their top 5 gigs of all time. The band, headed by the normal looking Wayne Coyne, is both brilliantly odd and wonderfully peculiar.
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Editor’s Blog September 2007
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