Tell me that a lover's touch  Is more than nature planting seeds Oh what am I to believe? South of here the winter's kinder So...

It's a day full of dreams It's a dream of a day One of the benefits of David Sylvian having so many side projects is that I can...

You might remember my 'Albums for Life' piece on Over the Rhine 's ' Drunkard's Prayer' . You've probably al...

I seem to be mining the rich vein that is  The Quietus  of late (notwithstanding the execrable  Mr Agr**able ). 'Baker's Dozen...

These are songs of loss, but they are also songs of hope.  Music of compassion and tenderness. There's a lot of repetition; its c...

Here's a new voice to me. Maybe one beard too far for David at COS... Sean Rowe has a treacly baritone; his new album ' The S...

'Heart of Gold' came on the radio Mr Young made me cry A skinny Devon girl made the bluebirds sing She blew my mind... I...

I'm making the most of the Thanksgiving holiday by multi-tasking: sitting in the Cinnamon Chair in my undies and last night's t-sh...

Here's where I hand over to Canadian friend Tim Patrick. He's waxing lyrical about Gretchen Peters. Kind of freaky as I was ...

I listened to remaster of The Blue Nile's  'A Walk Across the Rooftops' last night. My excitement at its unveiling was dimini...

It seems that music is no longer legal tender. We're all giving it away. The way to make a living out of music these days is gigs an...

I've just been reading a Sunday Times  book review by Christopher Hart on Richard Bradford's 'THE ODD COUPLE: The Curious Frien...

This is probably the least played album on my list (it sends Di running for the hills).  I've always craved music that moves me. I l...

I must admit that my introduction to English folk has been a gentle one. Scotland and Ireland had always provided an authentic Celtic edge...

It's my birthday today. My first present was all wet and wrinkly ( see right ). Not pleasant... Meanwhile, I'm sitting here w...

Everything is wonderful Being here is heavenly Deacon Blue  are named after my favourite Steely Dan song and there's often talk o...

"Talking with my brother when the lights went out Down the hallway forty years ago And what became much harder was so easy then Openi...

This completes this week's haunting of Hannigan. Produced by Joe Henry, ' Passengers' endorsed the promise shown  on her debu...

And after listening to all of that autumnal moody Sylvian stuff Di and I took a walk in the woods above our house. Can you spot the differe...

If compilations were allowed to feature in my ' Albums for Life ' David Sylvian's ' Victim of Stars' would feature hig...

You're my water You're my wine You're my whiskey from time to time I've recently brought the latest album by Over the ...