Category: Jace Media Music

Review By Glen Parkes There are moments in an artist’s career when stepping outside the familiar becomes more than a creative experiment; it becomes a statement of intent. With Astral Doorways, Troy Redfern does exactly that. Better known for his incendiary resonator guitar, slide mastery and hard-driving blues-rock, Redfern has created something [more…]

Album Review by Halina Wegner – Jace Media Music There is something wonderfully honest about an artist who understands that the best songs do not need to shout to make themselves heard. Sometimes all they need is a guitar, a great melody, a lived-in voice and a story worth telling. Sunjay’s Split [more…]

By Glen Parkes – Jace Media Music There are voices that belong to a particular era, and then there are voices that become part of rock history. Gary John Barden has one of those voices. From his defining work with the Michael Schenker Group to his years spent creating music alongside some [more…]

A Legendary Voice Takes a Walk on the Wild Side Reviewed by Glen Parkes Now, this isn’t necessarily the kind of album we would normally find ourselves reviewing at Jace Media Music. Our pages tend to lean towards rock, blues, metal, Americana and the heavier side of the musical spectrum. But occasionally [more…]

Review by Glen Parkes Reece Young continues to make his presence felt with ‘I Wouldn’t’, a confident new single that sees the alt-pop newcomer stepping further into a sound that feels both personal and increasingly assured. Following the momentum of ‘Nothing At All’ and the emotional weight of ‘Lights Out’, ‘I Wouldn’t’ [more…]

Written by Glen Parkes There is something refreshing about a band that arrives with a clear sense of identity rather than simply following whatever musical path happens to be fashionable. Bognor Regis alternative trio i-ATLAS make their debut with Beyond The New Horizon, a five-track EP that immediately establishes a band willing [more…]

By Glen Parkes – Jace Media Music Some albums arrive with expectation. Others arrive carrying history. Watching The Tide, the posthumous release from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, somehow manages to carry both. Released on 28 August via Provogue/Artone Label Group, this twelve-track collection is not simply a farewell from one [more…]

Album – Fractured State  Release Date – 4th September  Review by Linda McDermott  Metal fans at the ready because you are going to love this album by Glasgow-based Pyroclast. A relatively new name, but the band have been around the metal scene for several years, previously performing as Tantrum. Their music combines classic heavy metal with elements of power metal and [more…]

Review By Halina Wegner Forget the idea of a live album simply being a recording of a band playing songs in front of an audience. Nytt Land’s Ritual Of Stone Sun (Live 2026) feels like something altogether different. This is not so much a concert captured on tape as an invitation into [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes here are albums that soundtrack an era, and then there are albums that define it. Happy Mondays’ Pills ’N’ Thrills And Bellyaches is firmly in the second category. Originally released in November 1990, this was the moment indie rock, acid house, funk and Northern nightlife collided in one [more…]