EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
Album reviews with Ian Sinclair: February 1, 2022
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Eve Adams
Metal Bird
(Basin Rock)
★★★★
AS the cover and title suggest, flying is a central theme of the third record from Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter Eve Adams. “For me, the airplane is symbolic of something very close to death,” she says.
Written in the shadow of the passing of a family member, the jazzy-folk songs seem designed to be listened to in middle of the night. The music has minimal or no percussion, giving it a delicate, ethereal quality. “Cause trouble comes knocking and blues come your way,” she croons on opener Blues Look The Same.
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