Tag Archives: Natalie McCool

Natalie McCool, Women’s World. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There is no such thing as a beautiful minefield, there is only the dream of utopia, but it comes with a cost that some are happy to wash away, almost cleanse, how they got to that situation in the first place, when history is written, invariably it has been from a point of view that has determined the loudest voices have had their say first, and to the detriment of others, to the subjugation, a certain view point has been lost, been allowed to have been censured and erased.

Natalie McCool, Women’s World. Single Review. full post

(411 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, You & I. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There are many things that we believe we should be able to say with those we share our lives with, regardless of the relationship, regardless of Time, yet we keep certain things to ourselves, we find that the path of least resistance is the one best chosen as it offers the better chance of peace and security.

Natalie McCool, You & I. Single Review. full post

(367 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, The Great Unknown. Album Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It might be considered a tad too much to want to roll out the red carpet, to place the fireworks ready in the strategic place and put the brightly coloured bunting out, to basically throw a party the size of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall but to welcome back one of the great live and studio acts of the last ten year. Well, perhaps the red carpet might be a bit glaring but the fact remains that the exceptional Natalie McCool is very much one of the great female acts of the last decade and is up there with the likes of Joanne Shaw Taylor for bringing the very best out of music.

Natalie McCool, The Great Unknown. Album Review. full post

(411 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. Liverpool Acoustic Festival 2015, Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Natalie McCool at the Unity Theatre. March 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

From supporting Go West at the Floral Pavilion to the unchartered territory of Russia, from producing one of the singles of the year so far to being thought of as an icon in music, it has been an upward trajectory that that has seen Natalie McCool take on an even greater, and well deserved importance, in the annals of North West music. In the spirit of such things, to have Natalie McCool perform at this year’s Liverpool Acoustic Festival is one to take great thanks in.

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. Liverpool Acoustic Festival 2015, Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(467 words, 1 image, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, Pins. Single Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

Unlike an album which always gave the impression of being an event that was tantalisingly months out of reach, the single seemed to come around with near frightening regularity.

There was a heyday, an apparently glorious period of time which the single was lauded as the high point of the week for many, the chance to go out on a Monday morning, perhaps be late for the first part of school, but knowing the language that spoke from within the seven inch vinyl were engrained much more in your head than the imagined words of fools.

Natalie McCool, Pins. Single Review. full post

(411 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. Floral Pavilions, New Brighton.

Natalie McCool in New Brighton, November 2014. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

It may seem extraordinary, the type of story that even a seasoned publisher might balk at the idea of putting into print but the rise of Widnes songstress Natalie McCool is one that demands to be told over and over again and each time the narrative is accounted, the stronger it becomes and that is because like all good stories, it is, like her music, 100 per cent sincere.

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. Floral Pavilions, New Brighton. full post

(495 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

No matter the venue, no matter the time of day, to catch one of the finest female performers around live is a must.

Natalie McCool has already cemented her growing reputation, not just in a city that looks to her as one of their own, but also further afield. Anybody who makes their way to see her and sees the unhindered blaze in her eyes stoking fire from the very pit of her stomach and channelling it through her incredible talent; will be taken on a journey by a woman who epitomises the very heart of music. She is a woman whose devastating, almost coy, smile can bring as many goose bumps to the skin as the simple yet haunting way that her guitar manages to with stunning effect.

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool. full post

(414 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

‘Female Artist of the Year’, Natalie McCool, Announces Autumn Tour Which Starts In Liverpool.

To catch Natalie McCool on stage is one of those moments that makes life worth living and now the superb musician, who recently was awarded ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the Liverpool Music Awards 2013, has announced a new U.K. tour for this Autumn which kicks off at The Kazimier in Liverpool on November 7^th.

Natalie McCool spent her childhood years spent drawing together a fine fabric of influences from Jeff Buckley, Cocteau Twins, PJ Harvey & The Stone Roses, she rose up, and with a daggers aim, unleashed a formidable body of work – an enthralling sonic panorama that dislocates you into its gravity: at times controversial; yet always delivered with absolute conviction.

‘Female Artist of the Year’, Natalie McCool, Announces Autumn Tour Which Starts In Liverpool. full post

(314 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Little Atoms In Conversation With Lynda La Plante. St George’s Hall, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

It is quite something to see a master story teller, a Queen of Crime, on stage being interviewed by arguably a man whose passion for Liverpool, his appetite for culture and ability to hold an audience’s attention singles him out as one of the finest in the city.

Little Atoms In Conversation With Lynda La Plante. St George’s Hall, Liverpool. full post

(590 words, estimated 2:22 mins reading time)

Liverpool’s Little Atoms Announce All Female Music Line Up For Their In Conversation With Lynda La Plante.

Little Atom Productions are delighted to announce the first all-female music line-up in their hugely successful Liverpool ‘In Conversation’ series, whose next interview subject is legendary Liverpool crime writer Lynda La Plante at the stunning Concert Room at St George’s Hall on Tuesday 10^th September.

The events feature five separate musical acts, each of which performs one of the famous interviewee’s five favourite pieces of music. The series so far has seen acts as varied as a classical guitar rendition of Are Friends Electric? by Tubeway Army and a 25-strong Baroque choir from Waterloo singing music by Henry Purcell but this will be the first time all five songs are performed entirely by women.

Liverpool’s Little Atoms Announce All Female Music Line Up For Their In Conversation With Lynda La Plante. full post

(368 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)