Recorded music reviews – Page 2 – Music in Leicester magazine

Album review – The Swinging Laurels, Return to the Future

25/09/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0

A few months ago, I reviewed a song called Falling (read the review here), which forms a small part of an album released in May by legendary Leicester sax and synth pop band The Swinging Laurels.

Single review – Kath Moskvina, Pirate State

11/09/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0

The artist’s debut mixes elements of electronic music, medieval-sounding melodies and dystopian themes.

Single review – The Swinging Laurels, Falling

12/06/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0

Four decades ago, pioneering Leicester sax and synth pop band, The Swinging Laurels, signed a record deal with WEA Records. Numerous singles followed over the 10-year life of the band; they won Boy George as a fan

Single review – Caroline McLavy, Disco Ego

27/02/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0

Disco Ego does a good job of capturing something intangible in music.

Single review – New Age Grace, Not Like Them

24/11/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0

It begins carefully, with warm guitars sounding through an echoey room. Those guitars begin to peal and wail, providing the perfect introduction for Amy Louise’s first words.

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