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Francis Rossi – The Accidental Review By Glen Parkes Sometimes the best creative sparks come from the unlikeliest of places, and Francis Rossi’s The Accidental is a perfect example of that. Emerging unexpectedly after seven years, the album feels less like a calculated statement and more like the natural outpouring of a [more…]

Review By Glan Parkes Steve Hogarth’s SPQR is a compelling journey through his expansive musical imagination, blending introspection, theatricality, and emotional candour into a single, cohesive live experience. Known for his ability to straddle the line between experimental artistry and heartfelt storytelling, Hogarth delivers a set that feels simultaneously personal and universal, [more…]

Review By Halina Wegner There’s a rare kind of honesty running through Swansong, the debut EP from PARIAH, that immediately separates it from the usual first-release bravado. Born from burnout, doubt, and a stubborn refusal to quit without saying everything that needed to be said, this is not the sound of a [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Austen Starr is a reluctant Bostonian with a penchant for self – induced misery, a natural contrarian she she was raised in a household where being a musician was the last thing she was encouraged to do. Austen was told to not be or date a musician – [more…]

2025 has been a year of growth, creativity, and collaboration at Jace Media Music, and it’s all thanks to the incredible people who bring the site to life. While our pages are filled with reviews, features, and galleries, it’s the team behind the keyboards and cameras that gives the site its heart, [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes With If You Go There, I Hope You Find It, The Paper Kites step away from gloss and grandeur and instead lean into something far more fragile and human. This seventh studio album feels like a quiet exhale, a record that values atmosphere, intimacy, and emotional honesty over [more…]

EP – LOWEST REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT Social media and the likes of Spotify are often heavily criticised by the music press because of the relatively small returns paid to an artist and the insidious methods they use to extract money from bands who are finding their way in the music industry. [more…]

Logan Wedgwood’s ‘Electric Love’ unfolds like a late-night confessional—intimate, atmospheric, and guided by an emotional honesty that lingers long after the final note. Though the project is grounded in singer-songwriter tradition, Wedgwood crafts his sound with a cinematic sweep, merging warm acoustic textures, subtle electronic flourishes, and a vocal delivery that feels [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes Live at Lichtburg captures Long Distance Calling at a moment where everything seems to align—musicianship, atmosphere, audience energy, and the weight of a career’s worth of work brought together on one stage. Recorded in February 2024 at the sold-out Lichtburg cinema in Essen, the concert shows why the [more…]

ANNOUNCES HEADLINE UK TOUR IN FEBRUARY 2026SUPPORT FROM PREYRS. SELECTED DATES WILL BE CO-HEADLINED WITH QUIVERNEW ALBUM: BATTLESTATION OUT NOW “A rising star in the European rock scene” – Classic Rock UK“Magnifique” – Fireworks UK“An album that sounds like nothing else” – V13“It’s arena rock … interpreted with the irreverent grit of ‘90s alternative rock” [more…]

A Powerful, Definitive Tribute to One of Music’s Most Explosive Collaborations Review By Halina Wegner Few partnerships in modern music history have burnt as brightly—or as boldly—as the collision of Eric Burdon and WAR. Now, more than fifty years since their first recording sessions reshaped the boundaries of funk, rock, Latin, jazz, [more…]

Review BY Halina Wagner Progressive rock has always been a home for ambition, imagination, and fearless commentary—but few modern bands deliver all three with the cohesion and conviction of Little King. Their latest album, Lente Viviente, arriving as a tightly packed 25-minute odyssey, is a masterclass in how to build something vast [more…]