Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
Whilst the caged bird may be fed and watered, given a safe haven in times of storms and squalls, it nevertheless remains a shadow of the creature it could be, that it should be, a phantom with full plumage, a colourful but ghoulish reminder that cages do not work, they flatter but ultimately the enforced imprisonment is too much to behold.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
The work may well be considered over when an album is done and dusted and the subsequent tour refined and completed, yet for Sally Barker coming off the back of working on the superb 2015 Poozies album, Into The Well, and performing in front of millions on The Voice, the only true way to see out the year was not to endorse television’s supposed pull on the world of music but to plough headlong straight into another music recording session and amaze her ever growing number of fans with a showcase of her own songs and a couple of delightful covers in the Love Rat EP.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5
Who needs a good horror story to send the chill up the spine, the encouraging shiver of keen anticipation of a set of songs that place the hairs on the back on the arm to full attention and the wide eyed look of appreciation at a haunting piece of art? Who needs a good horror story when the beauty of four female voice well versed in their craft can achieve the same effect without the need to keep one eye open and clutching a loved one tight with fear rather than affection.