Top ten lists are a very subjective thing. While they can be a useful pointer to albums you might have missed, I always loathe the compiled-by-committee lists you read in places like Pitchfork or The Guardian. They all seem to contain exactly the same albums, and without fail they have absolutely zero overlap with the [...]
Mostly Autumn, The Globe, Cardiff, 14-Nov-2010
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Mostly Autumn are a band who have undergone a major change in the past year, with the departure of much-loved lead singer Heather Findlay and her replacement by former backing singer Olivia Sparnenn. The new incarnation had already won over a large proportion of their fanbase when they toured earlier in the year playing a [...]
CD Review: Go Well Diamond Heart by Mostly Autumn
October 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
Mostly Autumn’s ninth album, the first with Olivia Sparnenn as lead singer, sees the band renewed and re-invigorated. Strongly recommended if you’re looking for a band who take the spirit of 70s classic rock and make it sound relevant for the 21st century, and love great songwriting, singing and musicianship.
Ten 21st Century Progressive Rock Albums You Really Must Listen To
October 18, 2010 By 3 Comments
Contrary to popular myth, progressive rock did not disappear overnight in a massive pyre of twin-necked guitars and Mellotrons the day after Johnny Rotten dropped the F-bomb in prime-time TV in 1976. Instead, after a brief revival in the early 80s, it just went underground, in the UK at least. In the past decade, the [...]
DVD Review – Mostly Autumn, That Night in Leamington
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
At the beginning of the year Heather Findlay shocked the progressive rock world by announcing that she was leaving Mostly Autumn after more than a decade to embark on a solo career. The band announced that no way could she be allowed to leave without a proper goodbye. So she would be making one last [...]