Single reviews: LITTLE LORE, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, KING CUJO

LITTLE LORE Birds

‘Birds’ is the latest single from Little Lore, the alter-ego of London-based Americana singer-storyteller Tricia Duffy. She is joined on this song by Oli Deakin who adds the instrumental backing.

Little Lore: “I wrote ‘Birds’ at a friend’s home in Hampshire. They live near the Hamble river, very close to where I grew up just outside Portsmouth. I had been devastated by a terrible event that had happened to someone close to me a few weeks before, which all sounds a bit cryptic, but without going into details I’ll just say I was craving some time away to be inside my head. My friends have a gorgeous black Manx cat called Scooter…(who) is rather old and almost completely deaf, but seemed to enjoy the vibrations created by my guitar. He spent my entire stay close to me, purring a lot of the time at full volume. The birds in that area are also incredible, doves, blackbirds, thrushes, woodpeckers were enveloping me in warm calming song.”

A beautifully composed and sung song, that highlights the soothing and engaging singing of Little Lore. Here’s hoping we get more new music from her in 2023.

BROTHER FIRETRIBE Man On Mission

Always a pleasure to hear a new tune from the Finnish masters of melodic rock Brother Firetribe. Not sure if this new song heralds a new album or just to gather momentum ahead of their co-headliner UK & European tour with One Desire in March and April.

A wave of synths ushers in another finely crafted melodic hard rock song and loving the guitar solo. The band manage to sound retro – 80′s melodic rock – and modern rock at the same time, not as easy as it sounds as many fellow melodic rock bands just rehash the 80s sounds without adding anything from themselves.

Whether we have a new album or not, this song should be on your playlist pronto!

KING CUJO In My Vein

A band I discovered after they followed me on Twitter, King Cujo (formerly Cujo) are back with ‘Lost Inside The Landfill’, their first full album in 18 years, on February 10. King Cujo consists of singer/guitarist Kevin Dawson, bassist Ben Keep and drummer Jamie Hook.

Lockdown impacted so many people’s lives which has led to many songs being written about that time and the effect it has had on mental health, which ‘In My Vein’ covers.

The song lulls you in with a slow melody before kicking in big time on the chorus. Recalls the Stereophonics at times and that chorus is immense – big enough to fell a forest! Impressive and looking forward to their upcoming album.

Reviews by Jason Ritchie

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