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Album reviews: September 17 2024
STEVE JOHNSON, CHRIS SEARLE and KEVIN BRYAN review new releases from Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow, Kris Davis Trio, PP Arnold, Rum Ragged, David Virelles, Mark Harrison Band, Linda Moylan, Catriona Bourne, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
JESSICA WIDNER explores how the twin themes of violence and love run through the novels of South Korean Nobel prize-winner Han Kang
SARAH TROTT explores short fictional slices of life in the American midwest from a middle-aged and mostly female perspective
New releases from Black Country, New Road, Anouar Brahem, and Jaywalkers
RICHARD CLARKE recommends a hugely valuable text for those seeking theoretical analysis and practical action to defend public services
JOHN HAWKINS is moved by an oral history that examines five black families pushed into homelessness in the US
BOB NEWLAND recommends an outstanding study of how images have shaped narratives of identity, resistance and power in South Africa
Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow
Greens and Blues
(Red Guitar Blue Music)
★★★★
AFTER doing a debut tour two years ago, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow are joined on their third album by double bassist Jon Short (John Martyn Project). Alongside Catlow on fiddle and Williams on guitar the result is a roller coaster of songs encompassing elements of folk, Blues and Americana.
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