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RussWarf has written the following articles:

99847

"I was thinking of Carole King" - DiS meets Tennis

In Depth by Russell Warfield

"...if I'm trying [to sound like] Carol King and people hear Madonna. I must be putting my own colour on it."»

99626

Kamasi Washington - The Epic

Review by Russell Warfield

Washington is reaching for the epic on every scale.»

99461

Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart - Suuns and Jerusalem in My Heart

Review by Russell Warfield

More of a compelling curiosity piece than explosively satisfying»

99419

Twin Shadow - Eclipse

Review by Russell Warfield

Falls down on actually engaging the listener.»

99341

Buena Vista Social Club - Lost and Found

Review by Russell Warfield

It’s a true pleasure to have them back.»

99210

The joy of the Green Man's day of Welsh music: Hwyl 2015

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Days like today help us to see the value of preserving diversity in our culture, when celebrated in the spirit of inclusivity.»

99148

Simon Joyner - Grass Branch & Bone

Review by Russell Warfield

As rewarding to explore as anything he’s done.»

99081

Of Montreal - Aureate Gloom

Review by Russell Warfield

Aureate Gloom stretches spontaneity to the point of feeling rushed»

99045

THEESatisfaction - EarthEE

Review by Russell Warfield

It collapses in execution.»

98972

Sir Richard Bishop - Tangier Sessions

Review by Russell Warfield

A gorgeous record which gains a great deal from its sharpened focus.»

98907

Crushed Beaks - Scatter

Review by Russell Warfield

It’s an album which could do with more detail.»

98888

H Hawkline - In the Pink of Condition

Review by Russell Warfield

More than just another fruitful collaboration with Cate Le Bon – it’s the strongest statement of H Hawkline’s individual voice to date.»

98873

Jessica Pratt - On Your Own Love Again

Review by Russell Warfield

Every jarring strum of guitar, every throwaway flick of melody, has its exact place»

98731

Jo Bartlett - 9 x 7

Review by Russell Warfield

Ultimately Bartlett gets the balance between playing it safe and taking fruitful risks a little wrong.»

98328

Girlpool - Girlpool

Review by Russell Warfield

They’re exactly the sort of act 2014 needs.»

98283

Ólöf Arnalds - Palme

Review by Russell Warfield

Even on such a short album, Arnalds still manages to make the thing feel about twice its length, and lose the listener about halfway through»

98201

GoGo Penguin - V2.0

Review by Russell Warfield

GoGo Penguin are this year’s Mercury’s New Jazz Act.»

98027

Sam Amidon - Lily-O

Review by Russell Warfield

It demands your attention, without exactly bending over backwards to command it.»

97956

Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In the End

Review by Russell Warfield

A far cry from being either a fun retreat into 20 years ago.»

97727

DiS meets Christopher Owens: "All the ones in yellow are reggae"

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Without hearing a note of A New Testament, the photo of Christopher Owens putting on a cowboy hat gives you a good clue about what to expect...»

97274

The best weekend for live music of my life: Green Man 2014 - The DiS Review

In Depth by Russell Warfield

2014’s Green Man was a true stand out in a history of highs, striking complete bullseyes in atmosphere, curation and execution.»

97399

Cold Specks - Neuroplasticity

Review by Russell Warfield

Her voice is as mesmeric and worldly as ever, but it’s tantalising to wonder what would have happened if she would have given herself completely to chaos.»

97239

An idyllic weekend: DiS does Wilderness Festival

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Yoga, massive trapeze, cricket, elaborate banquet halls, and organic srpay tans, and healing fields of tarot cards. And music.»

97057

Visions Festival 2014 - The DiS Review

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Visions Festival has pretty much cracked this day-long, multi-venue format. And it’s only in its second year. Long may it continue.»

96904

Adult Jazz - Gist Is

Review by Russell Warfield

Not an immediate album, but it is an absorbing one, rewarding close and repeated listens.»

96656

Julie Byrne - Rooms with Walls and Windows

Review by Russell Warfield

A beautiful and beguiling record, full of space, absence, and mixed emotions.»

96238

DiS meets Hospitality: "Maybe we all feel like outsiders in a way"

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Hospitality have made a huge leap in maturity with their second record, crafting one of the finest albums of the year so far...»

96442

"This album is about the future": DiS meets How To Dress Well

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Confidence probably isn’t one of the first things you would associate with Tom Krell...»

95985

Field Day 2014: The DiS Review

In Depth by Russell Warfield

Field Day is the pantomime villain of the festival circuit. But in spite of the criticisms cascading across internet forums whenever it gets mentioned, it has expanded its success year on year, pulling in droves of people who presumably simultaneously both enjoy it and moan about it.»

95742

Alice Boman - EP II

Review by Russell Warfield

Boman may be wrong to play down the space for interpretation in her songs, but she is right to have faith in the music's ability to speak for itself.»

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