Album review: 3 MILE SHOUT – Round We Go

January 1st, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Who Said That Records [Release date: 03.11.25]

Here at GRTR! Towers at the end of the year there is a certain amount of housekeeping, reflection, and resolve. This process can reveal those albums that “got away” during the year and escaped review. Our only defence is we can’t review everything and even the most obvious albums sometimes slip under our busy radar and thus avoiding our hot little mitts.

It’s good therefore to lend our gaze (and those mitts) to the second album from 3 Mile Shout, a trio with an interesting backstory. All have been involved in the industry in some shape or form for many years, not least drummer Richard Manwaring who has engineered for Status Quo and Talking Heads amongst many others.

The band’s music is song-based and their latest offering is embellished with Wily Bo Walker’s lead vocal (on ‘Café De Los Muertos’) and the backing vocals of a number of ladies including Laura Berglund. This enhances pieces like openers ‘Colours’ and ‘Taking My Time’.

Richard Hewlett’s vocal is suitably low key and swampy reminding a little of the late John Campbell. The music is, though, more than mere blues rock (although there are similarities with Campbell), and sometimes aligns with another fine band – and Pete Feenstra favourite – Gary Boner’s Roadhouse.

Overall, there is a satisfying groove throughout as reflected on ‘Still Looking’ and the excellent Floyd-esque instrumental ‘Ocean Of Storms’. An album worthy of belated attention. ****

Review by David Randall

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