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This interview originally ran in The Herald in November 2017… Karine Polwart is sat at my kitchen table, cradling a cup of tea, while the wind burls the leaves in the garden beside us. Her granny used to live round … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in The Herald Arts magazine (Scotland) in May 2015 Donovan and I are holding hands over coffee in the Glasgow sun. We’re sat so close our legs entwine as he sings me a song he once … Continue reading →

This review originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) Neneh Cherry SWG3, Glasgow January 30 (Five Stars) What a difference a year makes. Last February, Neneh Cherry released Blank Project, her first solo album in almost two decades, and a … Continue reading →

This Article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 25, 2014. There is a rumour that drummer Jim White has been attending Greek dance lessons. “I read that too, but it’s not true – I haven’t been learning … Continue reading →

This article originally appeared in The Herald newspaper (Scotland). July 14 (Five stars) As debut album launches go, noise-pop duo Honeyblood’s homecoming gig will take some beating. “This is the room where it all started two years ago,” mused vocalist … Continue reading →

This article originally ran in The Herald newspaper (Scotland) on June 13, 2014. Two Wings vocalist Hanna Tuulikki is discussing Peace/Fear, the opening track on the Glasgow folk-rockers’ new album, A Wake. “Somebody said it’s a cross between Kate Bush … Continue reading →

An edited version of this review originally ran in The List Magazine, May 2014. (Four stars) Who’d live in a world like this? A democratic world, that is, that’s cast in darkness, fuelled by spuds, roamed by statuesque women and … Continue reading →

(Photograph by Neale Smith) This interview originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on April 10, 2014. Lately, Aidan Moffat has remodelled himself as Tom Weir. The Scottish cult-pop makar has swapped indie garb for fair-isle threads as part of … Continue reading →

This feature originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on March 26, 2014. Pop-noir collagist Ela Orleans’ LP Tumult In Clouds is aptly named. “I look for tumult in everything,” says the Glasgow-based artist, who was born and raised in Poland. “I have … Continue reading →

I reviewed Two Wings’ lovely new folk-rock opus, A Wake, over at The List magazine.