Author: Pete Sargeant

Kitty Montague – EP

The energetic and tuneful Ben Montague took over Nell’s in Kensington for a show this week but opening the proceedings we enjoyed a set of mostly original songs by Kitty Montague whose dark good looks, clear singing and cool piano playing impressed us and the rest of the listening audience

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Jones – New Skin

Twelve numbers from this artist and a chance to savour her skills and progress. Jones thanks many people in her record liner notes including her mother. This sort of music is usually nurtured from the earliest days and I picture the Jones abode as being music-friendly.

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David Crosby – Lighthouse

Crosby’s art can take many musical forms. This release takes an overall mellow path but his history takes in a staggering range of moods and tempo’s. Take The Byrds’ Lady Friend – it bursts with raging drums, emphatic bass, ringing electric twelve string, an ominous staccato brass arrangement, a lyric of loss with no trace of self-pity

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