Review by Glen Parkes There is freedom running through the album. The songs do not sound written to satisfy a scene; they feel built for people who believe a riff and amplifier can be enough. That honesty gives the record bite, leaving The Bitter Pills with a debut that feels like a [more…]
From Verve Classics to Solo Gold: Richard Ashcroft Casts His Spell Over Colchester
Review and photos By Ali Burman There are few British songwriters whose music can transport an audience back to a particular time and place quite like Richard Ashcroft. On Thursday 27 August, the former Verve frontman brought his unmistakable voice and a career’s worth of anthems to Castle Park, Colchester, as part [more…]
