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.
Do Do Do – Zachary Chacon (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
'Do Do Do' is music made between a place of sort of electro-ecstatic hippie wonderment and dance floor delirium; it is both liberating and...
The Light Behind – Ruby Greenberg (self-released)
The idea of the acoustic guitar wielding singer-songwriter might seem like a simple musical form, but that is really the point. With little to...
Ghost – Sonnen Blume (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is an heady blend of, largely, understated guitar work and that gorgeously brooding cello that runs through ‘Ghost’ that immediately puts me in...
Fade Into You – Siv Disa (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There are several artists, in my opinion, whose songs shouldn’t really be covered, a mental and personal list of songs that perhaps are as...
Video Premiere: Closer – Silver Summer (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Having joined the Silver Summer story at its most sonically understated point, that is, the stripped and gorgeous version of ‘Breath,’ it was ‘Closer,’ the...
Shambala Warrior – Blind Uncle Harry (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Blind Uncle Harry is one of those people who perfectly blend subversiveness and silliness into their ragged, reactionary music. And while there is usually...
Voodoo Dream – Andrew Clendenen (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Hear the word Voodoo and your mind probably conjures up all manner of dark and perhaps sinister ideas. But that take on it is...
Helpless – Torrent Sound (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I suspect that there are few folk players who wouldn’t describe their music as intimate; it has become the industry buzzword for would-be sensitive artists....
April Apocalypse – Toddy Tang (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
This latest single from Toddy Tang opens up all sorts of discussions about the use of AI in music. I know certain people will automatically shy...
Down To You – Broken Horses (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
‘Down to You’ sounds, and indeed feels, like the progeny of all that great music that smoothed and coloured the serene fringes of post-punk...
Planet Android – Shapes (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It’s not that Shapes don’t fit easily into one genre; it’s more that they fit too easily into many. But not through some lack of focus...
version of life – Radiola (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Music genres are dead! Not only that, version of life is the sound of Radiola hammering the final nail in that restrictive coffin. And if you think that...
Please Stay – Rubbish Party (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Rubbish Party has always done things differently. A band that exists in different forms in two different countries. A band steeped in ancient German mythology....
Isolation – KaiserKillers (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If the definition of power-pop might be music that captures the jaunty feel of pop delivered with the aplomb of rock and roll, which...
The Things I Said – SulkyMan (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
We all get forgetful as we get older. I’m terrible at losing door keys and glasses, misplacing books, and, on one occasion, my cat,...
9 Seconds Before Revolution – Hide and Shine (reviewed by Dave...
I love a good made-up, one-off, one-of-the-spot genre tag, so a line like “an Art Death Indie Post-Punk Rock Alternative” gives me goosebumps just reading it....
Something to Say – Camille K (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Proof that pop music can be every bit as poised and authentic as any of the genres that seem to be seen as more...
Single Premiere: Pink Houses – Lurleen Ladd (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If you are going to write a love letter to Gen X, as Lurleen Ladd’s forthcoming album, Reclamation, is, then it would seem inconceivable that you...
Maybe – Jacob Barrett (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If Jacob Barrett’s previous single, ‘Here I Go Again,’ was a more beat-driven and groovesome affair, this time out, he has given us something whose...
Scenes From a Well Worn Path – Music by Jeremy (reviewed...
Scenes From a Well Worn Path is full of so many interesting facets that it is hard to know where to start. Let’s begin with...
Light of Blue (Sugar Ocean Girl) – The Mess: Age (reviewed...
There is something euphoric that rides along in the music that The Mess: Age makes, something that picks you up and carries you with it, whether...
Going Up (To See Him) – Garrett Anthony Rice (reviewed by...
Loss is a difficult and personal thing to process; it is different for everyone who experiences it, and we all experience it sooner or...
Vienna – Son of Dior (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
All genres follow the same sort of evolutionary flow. Core artists define a sound; others copy it, and over time, those who follow move...
Rule of Three – Goddamn Wolves (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
You have to admire Goddamn Wolves’ ability to wander widely across a variety of sounds and styles without going so far out that they lose...
Desert Air – Sharon Katz & The Peace Train (reviewed by...
World music is a strange and often misapplied term. We seem to use it to describe certain cultural traditions and geographically, and often generically...
Sideways Apocalypse – Kenny Foster (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I love Kenny Foster's ability to wrap up big ideas in the most accessible and infectious sounds. His songs are often gently philosophical, examining...
Músicas para Brincar Ventar e Voar! – Ana Pê (reviewed by...
Due to my lack of language skills (yes, typical lazy Brit), there is a barrier to my fully understanding the songs here, but that,...
Rip ‘n’ Dip – Spin Class (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Spin Class is everything that the rock and roll world needs right now, and the fantastic new single, ‘Rip ‘n’ Dip,’ is a perfect example...
Dream – Hollow Star (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Some music, the best music, certainly, comes close to the act of time travel. Play a record, and sometimes something jumps out at you,...
Black Whole – Paper Nova (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If you want to know exactly what people mean when they talk about post-genre music, you could do a lot worse than listen to Paper...
