Category Archives: Liam Blake Reviews

Liam Blake is a singer/songwriter happy to play anywhere and everywhere. In the last year he’s played Glastonbury and Greenbelt. He’s also conducted a living room tour playing in people’s homes. That, coupled with a fine debut album – ‘You And Other Stories’, named by Cross Rhythms as one of…

The debut album from singer/songwriter Liam Blake is ‘You and Other Stories’. Liam has already made appearances at Greenbelt and Glastonbury, which gives some credit to his talent. Adding to the list of Liam’s fans are BBC broadcaster Phil Jupitus who describes Liam as “achingly lovely”. As great a compliment…

Singer/songwriter Liam Blake released his debut album, ‘You And Other Stories’ earlier this year. With festival appearances this summer at both Greenbelt and Glastonbury, his hook laden pop songs have been featured on the BBC and continue to entertain audiences during his persistent touring. LTTM caught up with Liam to…

Liam Blake takes a folk-pop approach to his singer-songwriter material. There is also a lush quality to the pop, but it is on the lighter side. The opening cut “For Your Sake” works best for me with its quivering vocals and thoughtful melody. However, things are a little safe thereafter…

MARPLE CRICKET CLUB, BOWDEN LANE, STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE SK5 6ND I especially wanted to see Liam Blake, whom Alan Ovington has already interviewed for Radio Starlion (see link below) and who we are hoping to have in for an acoustic session soon. Fortunately the worrying breakdown and 20 minute standstill of…

LIAM BLAKE – Performance Café – 1:00pm This was one of the sets I’d most wanted to see at Greenbelt. Those who’ve so far heard it are of one voice in proclaiming Liam’s ‘You And Other Stories’ one of the best albums of the year and all that was left…

Lancashire born and now based in Glastonbury, singer-songwriter Blake is one of those people whose debut albums sound like they’ve been making music for years and will continue to do so for years to come. Influenced by the 70s West Coast sound of artists like Mitchell and CSN&Y but equally…

This year has seen singer/songwriter Liam burst onto the scene with an unequivocally strong debut album which, in addition to summer festival appearances at Greenbelt and Glastonbury, points towards a promising future for the Somerset songsmith. BBC broadcaster Phil Jupitus recently described Blake’s voice as “achingly lovely” and the same…

6* New thoughtful English troubadour. A love of west-coast folk-rock is evident in Liam Blake’s songwriting and playing on this debut album. Strong traces of country and folk traditions are filtered through some Beatle-esque edges to the melodies here. The sliding guitars and chord changes of ‘Heart & Soul’ definitely…

Opening track ‘For Your Sake’’s blissful folk guitar and soft vocals set a sweet and sentimental tone to the album, showcasing Blake’s sophisticated take on a more traditional style of love song. Blake’s versatility is evident throughout the album, with his impressive vocals on more folk-pop style tracks such as…

Liam Blake writes memorable songs that effortlessly blend folk, pop and acoustic to fashion alluring tunes around thoughtful lyrics. On his debut album, ‘You and Other Stories’, there’s more then a nod in the direction of early 70’s Americana folk but with a contemporary edge. The one man singer songwriter…