Tag: Brendan Eyre

  • Review – Nine Stones Close – Diurnal

    Review – Nine Stones Close – Diurnal

    Nine Stones Close was conceived in 2008 as a solo project by Adrian Jones, the first CD, ‘St Lo’, was independently released in the Netherlands. Adrian received critical acclaim and visibility which inspired him the 2010 follow up ‘Traces’. The project grew into a band for when Adrian joined up with Brendan Eyre, Marc Atkinson…

  • Review – Riversea – The Tide – by Progradar

    Review – Riversea – The Tide – by Progradar

    Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.? – Alphonse de Lamartine What a wonderful quote and it fits perfectly how I feel after listening to the long awaited second album from Riversea, the on/off musical project of my good friends Marc Atkinson and Brendan Eyre. The music and lyrics that…

  • Review – Jet Black Sea – Absorption Lines – by Emma Roebuck

    Review – Jet Black Sea – Absorption Lines – by Emma Roebuck

    Jet Black Sea: when I got this through my inbox I admit as to being blind to who they were or what to expect, apart from a brief listen to the demos on the band’s Facebook page which was enough to pique my interest. Adrian Jones’ name popped up and then the penny dropped and…

  • Review – Marc Atkinson – Homegrown – by Progradar

    Review – Marc Atkinson – Homegrown – by Progradar

    Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.? – Jean Paul Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.? – Francesco Guicciardini There are two things that are the foundations of my life and they are music and friends. I certainly wouldn’t be the person…

  • Leo Trimming Interviews Adrian Jones of Nine Stones Close for Progradar

    Leo Trimming Interviews Adrian Jones of Nine Stones Close for Progradar

    Leo: Hi Adrian – it’s been a few months since the release of Leaves on Bad Elephant Music. What has been the reaction so far in terms of critical reaction and interest from fans? Adrian: It’s been interesting. Critically we have received mostly positive reviews across the board, there seems to be an appreciation of…

  • Review – Nine Stones Close – Leaves – by Leo Trimming

    Review – Nine Stones Close – Leaves – by Leo Trimming

    The band Nine Stones Close is named after the remains of an ancient stone circle (see the featured image) situated in the Peak District of Northern England near where Adrian Jones grew up as a child. The origins of the monument’s name and their history are shrouded in mystery. Aptly, Adrian Jones is also the…

  • Review – Tony Patterson – Equations of Meaning – by Progradar

    Review – Tony Patterson – Equations of Meaning – by Progradar

    “Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind Life in the fast lane..” Those words are taken from the Eagles’ track Life in the Fast Lane, particularly poignant due to the untimely recent death of Glen Frey, one of the original songwriters. I was only saying to a friend the other day…