Elio Pace may not be a household name however he's spent teh past couple of decades touring as musical director and session musician with the likes of Huey Lewis, Shakin' Stevens, Martha Reeves and Ronan Keeting!! amongst others. Elio first began to make a name for himself when he reached the final of Boy Says Opportunity Knocks at the age of twenty, he won his heat with his own composition and went

Is this the second or third CD of this year's Worcester Music Compilation? well it's the third one I've reviewed, not sure there's an order really but I certainly reckon this one might get a lot more of airtime than the previous two, though I did play both of those over and over again.The Play It Not So Loud CD or as I prefer the stripped selection is a fine compendium of Worcester's finsest singer-songwriters

Title:  Now That's What I Call Sauce 2 (play it loud vol. 2)Artwork: Type:  AlbumHere we go with part two of this years Worcester Music Festival compilation, the album opens with a lovely laid back piano led (almost jazzy) rock track, Moving On by The Cohen Brothers that sets the tone for a lighter yet no less impressive collection.Following on from the wonderful opening number we're

Title:  Now That's What I Call Sauce 2 (play it loud vol. 1)Artwork: Type:  AlbumSo a year has past since the first Worcester music festival, in that time bands have come and gone, audiences have dipped and generally the music scene has become a little static, but thankfully August is here and the second music festival is upon us.This years festival is bigger, bolder and perhaps better

Title: Darling Bit MeArtwork: Type: AlbumRecord Label: Genepool RecordsIn the past couple of weeks I've had the debut album by London based The Brian Jacket Letdown on repeat play, every time I've found myself with a spare hour or two I've dived head first into this wonderful 11 track affair and after eachb and every spin I've found myself in fits of delight.The Brian Jacket Letdown are quite unlike

Title: Bang!Artwork: Type: SingleRecord Label: The Animal FarmNow this is my kind of release, a single that's sharp, vibrant, bouncy, contagious and just a little different.Kyoshi are a four-piece band that originally hail from Leicester but now reside in North London, the band band mix and match musical genres to create a unique and infectious sound that takes in elements of indie, punk, ska and

Title: Loquacious, Loquacious, LoquaciousArtwork: Type: AlbumRecord Label: Piffle RecordsNow here's a really odd one, Jegsy Dodd & The Original Sinners mix up observational humour with rock, reggae, jazz, disco and electro beats to create one of the most interesting albums I've heard in a whilst. the only comparison I can think of is cult performance poet Murray Lachlan Young but only a little bit

Title: Dilemma!! Dilemma!!Artwork: Type: SingleRecord Label: StonetraxImagine if you will a parallel universe where instead of the charts being dominated by boy/girl bands and the latest winner from X-Factor, talented and originality actually meant something. Imagine a world where people cared about the song as opposed to the image of the performer. Imagine if songs full of passion and emotion managed

Title: ImeldaArtwork: Type: SingleRecord Label: Raghouse RecordsIreland’s Ann Scott has a calming authority and a skill at creepily building the tone to take you on a tour of your emotions. This is on the way to the mild pop strut of a chorus that makes you feel like you’ve been on a journey through your soul. An empathetic Bjork and Emilliana Torrini conjoining vocal stride, helps the delivery