Fish Records Mailer Issue 29 (Apr/May 2004) There are some obvious standout albums this month with significant releases from established artists such as Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson and Sarah Harmer, but the real surprises come in the form of 3 superb albums from little known artists Jenny Queen, Mindy Smith and Angie Palmer. These 6 new releases represent a truly excellent bunch of albums, and any one of them could have been chosen as the lead disc – in the end the Jenny Queen disc was picked as it’s an understated gem. |
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Jenny Queen – Girls Who Cry Need Cake Jenny’s journey as a singer/songwriter is as improbable as this album’s title – originally from Ohio, she now plies her trade in Sydney having stopped off in London and New York en route. This journey has helped produce a singer/songwrite.... full review £13.49 |
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Slaid Cleaves – Wishbones It’s almost four years since the release of Slaid’s last album ‘Broke Down’, so this follow up has been a long time in the making, and it’s certainly one of the most anticipated singer/songwriter discs of the past few years. He’s one of the few.... full review £13.49 |
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Sarah Harmer – All of our Names Over the past few years Canadian singer/songwriters have become increasingly prominent, and albums from Kathleen Edwards, Oh Susanna and others have graced many critics ‘best of the year’ list - ‘All of our Names’ looks likely.... full review £13.49 |
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Angie Palmer - Road We receive many self-released albums for consideration, in general they’re a mixed bag with the occasional gem, but unfortunately most just aren’t suitable - after my first listen to ‘Road’ I was checking to see if this really was.... full review £9.99 |
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Eliza Gilkyson – Land of Milk and Honey Eliza’s previous two releases on Red House Records (‘Hard Times in Babylon’ and ‘Lost & Found’) have been deservedly well received by critics and public alike, and they stand out as two of the strongest singer/songwriter discs of the past.... full review £13.49 |
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Mindy Smith – One Moment More ‘One Moment More’ is Mindy Smith’s debut album, but the quality and craft of the writing and musicianship on the disc is far removed from most debuts. She has a beautifully pure and rich voice which covers a broad musical range.... full review £13.49 |
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The Kennedys – Stand Over the past few years The Kennedys have been building up an impressive and diverse body of work that ranges from the gentle acoustic sounds of ‘Angel Fire’ right through to the pop driven ‘Evolver’. The constants throughout are the.... full review £13.49 |
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Tom Russell – Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs Over his career Tom Russell has created a diverse range of singer/songwriter albums, but has regularly returned to Western material and ‘Indians…’ is his fifth album in this genre. He addresses both traditional and contemporary themes.... full review £13.49 |
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Malcolm Holcombe – Another Wisdom The press release that accompanied this disc came with glowing recommendations from Lucinda Williams and Rolling Stone magazine, which is fairly heavyweight support for someone operating well under the radar of all but the most.... full review £13.49 |
