Pedair: Dadeni. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Just because the language to your mind is not easily grasped, or even understood, does not mean you can dismiss it, the structure of verbal information and exchange is not only measured by the words alone, it is the way it is spoken or even sung, it is in the intonation, the delivery, the way it can be felt to contain kindness, dramatic intent, the pulse of fervour and fear that gives it life and meaning; that is the meaning when you don’t know the nature of the words…After all there is light if we accept that it doesn’t always come from the Sun.

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(403 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

Thundermother: Dirty & Divine. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

What was Black & Gold and charmingly loud all over has turned a delicious Dirty & Divine in the space of just a couple of years as Swedish band Thundermother return with their brand-new and rock exotic recording, one that will have the masses who see the genre as the testament to the enduring heavenly-siren like call which brings them to their knees in praise and adulation.

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(364 words, 1 image, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Skeleton Crew. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Jude Law, Robert Timothy Smith, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Nick Frost, Jaleel White, Dominic Burgess, Fred Tatasciore, Tunde Adebimpe, Geneva Carr, Marti Matulis, Kerry Condon, Mickey Cassidy, Dale Soules, Sisa Grey, M. J. Kang, Stephen Oyoung, Mike Estes, Cass Buggé, Kacie Borrowman, Robert Ramsdell, Kelly Macdonald, Alla Shawkat, Julie Ann Emery, Jacob Roanhaus, Stephen Fry, Andy Powers, Shane Almagor.

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(516 words, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)

The Gentle Spring: Looking Back At The World. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Looking Back At The World from a position of relative safety is one where can afford the luxury of truth, that without the need for rose tinted glasses or the facility to sugarcoat the expressions, we see a world where the differences we endeavour to make are colossal; not always because of the impact on the whole planet, but on an individual, a sudden richness that glows brightly and which if seen from the edge of the universe, if a soul could shine so bright, would be revealing and engaging.

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(404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)

WLDFLWRS: Wildflowers. E.P. Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

The opportunity to be immersed by nature as we take a break from the demands of the city is a powerful one; we can be stood within the shadows of New Street Station as trains run grimly underground, the footprint of Liverpool’s Three Graces that overlook the multitude as they think of bills, debits, and debts, or even stuck inside an office working during the hours of daylight and never having the opportunity to see a field in full bloom…it is almost Orwellian, almost Kafkaesque, and yet it is a nightmare that we have become accustomed to as we neglect the belief that Wildflowers are just as important a sight to the soul than the weight of greed displayed by covering over every spare piece of land in the race to make the most of acquisition.

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(413 words, 1 image, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Ringo Starr: Look Up. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Always Look Up, never walk along the pavement with shuffling feet and with your head bowed as if defeated by the innocuous and the beige, stride with purpose, with thanks, and with a song, no matter which, in your heart; for the best way to annoy the doom laden and the sad sacks who proclaim disaster upon every soul don’t wish you to see the sunrise above your head and take in the marvel of all that creation has to offer.

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(402 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Juliet’s Not Dead: This World Is Ours. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

For better or worse, this world is ours, and whilst the feeling of continued dystopian outlook may place our hands over our eyes as we dare not acknowledge the dreadful acts and insanity defying beliefs of many, it is a planet of great wonder, of untold beauty waiting to be discovered, and one to which we should embrace and retain despite the madness that surrounds us.

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(389 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

NOS4A2. Series One. Television Series Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Cast: Ashleigh Cummings, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jahkara J. Smith, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Virginia Kull, Zachery Quinto, Ashley Romans, Jonathan Langdon, Mattea Conforti, Darby Camp, Rebecca Gibel, Dalton Harrod, Asher Miles Fallica, Judith Roberts, Chris McKinney.

A time must come when the master is surpassed by his apt pupil, when the opportunity arises for the continuation of a dynasty is seized and the family name regenerates into the new and abiding era; such is the fate of a King, and whilst Stephen King shows no sign of slowing down as the books and ideas keep flowing, it is to Joe Hill that the vibe of disturbing horror fiercely expects stimulation and the opening of the dark path.

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(522 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Emily Barker: Fragile As Humans. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

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Emily Barker explores deep meaning in her album Fragile As Humans, and whilst the Americana to which she has selflessly progressed within takes its usual stance of openness and exaltation, it is to the pain of grief that the poet within reveals her world; a prolonged sadness to which music is the sole antidote, that time creates stability around with a shoulder to weep upon, and in which salvation may be achieved.

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(336 words, 1 image, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado: House Of Sticks. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is an undeniably cool swagger that accompanies the music of Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, it has been evident since the very beginning, and those who find their way to the venues in search of brilliance are never disappointed, never found wanting, and the same obviously goes for the studio and live albums recorded by the Danish musician and the band that he surrounds himself with, for in the subtle majesty that the experience envelops for the listener, one thing becomes abundantly clear, the construction of the music is one set on solid foundations and established substance.

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(447 words, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)