Blog: Some Of It Was True!

Funny, how it happens sometimes, isn't it? Not romance, silly - I mean discovering new music. I spotted Axel Loughrey 's name on an email shout-out from the Flowerpot, randomly* decided to listen to his stuff and now feel rather fond of his sullen, beefy folk-rock. Loughrey offers ambling, agonised songs about difficult girlfriends and, well, difficult girlfriends, lined with growly hooks and winsome harmonicas. I particularly like the sweeps of country sounds, the fact that Axel sounds about 40 years older than he actually is, and the utterly unexpected arrival of a female singer halfway into True Friend. [...]