The good folks at Basin Rock records - the pride of Todmorden - have a fairly small but highly refined catalogue which includes albums by the likes of Jim Ghedi, Nadia Reid and Aoife Nessa Frances.
They currently have a limited period special offer on, with all albums except those released this year available for £5 on CD or £10 on vinyl. They don't specify how limited the period is, and it may turn out to last for several years like the DHS sales, but I was not taking any chances. Two CDs have been added to my collection and I may go back for more.
First in the basket was one that was been on my wish list for some time, Johanna Samuels' 2021 album "Excelsior!". The Basin Rock blurb says: "With a special knack for balancing bright pop melodies with a drifting sense of melancholy, ‘Excelsior!’ is a tender and honest document of the importance of companionship above all else". Ernie says: I like.
It was swiftly followed by "Not Even Happiness", the 2017 album by Julie Byrne. The Basin Rock blurb says: "Julie Byrne’s second album adds atmospheric instrumentation and electronic flourishes to her unusual guitar tunings and fingerpicked melodies, moving the songs from the front-porch into subtle anthemia". Ernie says: "I refer the Honourable Member to my earlier answer".
"The Middle" - Johanna Samuels
"Morning Dove" - Julie Byrne
The perfect soundtrack for an autumn afternoon when it's stormy and cold outside.
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