Dave Franklin
Musician, scribbler, historian, gnostic, seeker of enlightenment, asker of the wrong questions, delver into the lost archives, fugitive from the law of averages, blogger, quantum spanner, left footed traveller, music journalist, zenarchist, freelance writer, reviewer and gemini. People have woken up to worse.
That Was The Musical Week That Was – 031222
We may be heading toward the end of the year, but things show no sign of slowing down. So, if you are looking for...
Rock Bottom – Faith Marie (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is a fantastic, not to mention important, message to be found within the lyrics of “Rock Bottom,” the lead single from Faith Marie’s...
Garbage Town – SICKY (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Things I like: Self-deprecating artist names and album titles. Pop music that doesn’t realize that it is pop music. Pop music that strives to...
A musical ablution via Washed in the Sound with Black Nite...
Let’s start with a bit of background, Jim. Tell me about the musical path that got you all to where you are today and...
Auras – Third Development (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As with all their previous singles that have found their way to me, Aura wanders a beautiful and rarely-trodden pathway between alternative pop accessibility...
Arsonist Daughter – Aspen Jacobsen (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Roots music is a broad, catch-all term that is too broad to be used as a reference point. But, if labels are your sort...
We All Shine On – Various Artists (Spyderpop) (reviewed by Peter...
Spyderpop Records is based in Arlington, Texas. They’ve been covering practically everything from alt-rock, power pop, glam rock, punk; you name it; you can...
The Persian Leaps: back stories and a closer look at Machines...
Can we start with a bit of history? How did The Persian Leaps come about, and what musical paths got you to where you...
A musical journey from Dublin to NYC: Introducing Ronan Conroy
Let’s start with a bit of background. What musical path got you started and brought you to where you are today?
Ronan: I grew up...
Groovers on Manœuvres: A Swindon Original Gig Guide – December ’22
'Tis the season, apparently. Unless you are reading this as soon as it hits the streets, in which case 'tis not quite the season...
Eulogy to Christa: A Tribute to the Music & Mystique of...
Art, for art’s sake. That is quite obviously the mantra at work here. Anyone who feels compelled to create an album as a tribute...
That Was The Musical Week That Was – 261122
Still plenty going on as we head towards the end of the year. Here's a snapshot of what has been floating around the DAA...
The Burnt Pines – World music in the truest sense
Let’s start with a bit of background. How did the band get together, and what paths brought you to becoming The Burnt Pines?
Aaron: Miguel...
For Us By Us – Dezvelkito (reviewed by Darren Baker)
More often than not, a music video is just a promotional tool that is added to the song to help it reach a wider...
Out For Blood – Cusps (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Out For Blood is a fascinating prospect built out of the sonic weight that you would typically associate with rock music and the angular...
The Three of Us – Lily Amis (ft. Thir13een) (reviewed by...
The Three of Us is a song that comes from the heart and is based on experience. And even though the events that the...
Youth – Rob Munk (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Youth is wasted on the young! So says Rob Munk on this latest single. And he is probably right. From a position of maturity...
Hint of Normality – When Mountains Speak (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
One of the many things I love about When Mountains Speak is the eclecticism and creative fluidity. Some music is a full-band effort, and...
Fe Saloman bows out of 2022 with the stately new single:...
Worlds away from the twisted Middle England countryside Fe Salomon tapped into on earlier release “Quintessential England”, “Interstate 10” transports listeners to the endless...
It’s Time – Phil Dawson (reviewed by T. Bebedor)
Reviewing albums is quite straightforward, you listen, you try to pick out things you like (and don’t like) and then try to connect the...
Live Today – The Pull of Autumn and Once Grace Forever...
We know The Pull of Autumn is excellent at making music out of conflicting sonic emotions. They blend the cavernous with the calm, the...
Under The Radar – II: Alnwick and Tyne – Blyth Power
Blyth Power entered my life via a dear friend, a chap called Yogs, who had grown up in Brighton. There he had immersed himself...
Nature of Artifice – A Cloud of Ravens (reviewed by Dave...
Dark, dense and delicious! As a three-adjective descriptive salvo goes, it sums up the new single from Brooklyn’s A Cloud of Ravens pretty succinctly....
Mercy – Mike Kennedy (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Alfred Hitchcock famously explained the difference between a suspense movie and an action movie is whether the bomb you see under the table goes...
Charlie Clark releases new single, No Big Deal, ahead of album...
Ahead of a stretch of UK shows and his debut solo LP - CHARLIE CLARK - is pleased to present the new single: “No...
Yesterday’s Girl – Gramercy Arms (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The problem with many bands is that they seem to have one, or perhaps just a few main influences, and all you can do...
Post-punk New Romantics, Candy Coffins announce new album, Once Do It...
Post-punk new romantics Candy Coffins present 'Tangled Up In Teacups', a superb single showcasing the third act crescendo of a relationship in a tailspin...
Frenchy and the Punk drop new video for If The World...
NYC-based postpunk duo Frenchy and the Punk present their new single 'If The World Doesn't End First', a love song wrapped in an impending apocalyptic scenario...
A Shoreline Dream on new album, Barnum, Ulrich Schnauss and Chapterhouse
Long-running genre-bending alternative rockers A Shoreline Dream has released their new 'Loveblind' album via Latenight Weeknight Records. This sixth full-length record dives into recollections and past desires while...
How Deep is the Ocean – Richy Snyder (reviewed by Dave...
We know that Richy Snyder can navigate his way around a classic cover; the evidence is found by giving his rendition of Strangers in...
