Apart from that York band you’re probably fed up with hearing about, this Swedish lot are the band who have changed my life the most in the past decade. Songs like this are why. Jonana and I have got into arguments with Michael Hann over exactly why The Guardian never reviewed the album from which [...]
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Heather Findlay’s Farewell Gig
Posted in Prog, Rock, tagged Live Review, Mostly Autumn on April 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Photo © Howard Rankin When Heather Findlay announced that she was leaving Mostly Autumn after thirteen years to embark on a solo career, the band announced there would be one final chance to give her a send-off. The show at Leamington Spa was originally intended to be the launch gig for the new album, but [...]
Breathing Space, The Riga, Southend, 20th March 2010
Posted in Prog, Rock, tagged Breathing Space, prog-rock on March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I think Southend is the furthest I’ve travelled to date for a Breathing Space gig. But with Olivia Sparnenn leaving the band at the beginning of April there are a limited number of chances to see the current incarnation of the band on stage. And with relatives in that part of the world, there was [...]