PINEWOOD – ‘Riverbank’

Close your eyes while you’re listening to ‘Riverbank’, by Pinewood, and perhaps like me you’ll find yourself by the river, laying back on the red and black checked wool blanket, sated by a much too large yet incredibly delicious picnic lunch. You soon find yourself floating along, whether it be in a boat or somehow along a light summer breeze; you speed up, some rapids below you – but nothing will mar this perfect day. The atmospheric folk tune is filled to capacity with a plethora of ethereal vocals, strings plucked tenderly, and a rhythm that mimics the ebb of the water.

Sunny Ozell – ‘All That I Am’

‘All That I Am’ is Sunny Ozell’s second album, ‘Overnight Lows’, and the first that features her original songs. It examines relationships and the perils of putting your whole heart on the line, sharing with another person all of your life – and the accompanying anxieties. You may have heard her name before – Sunny is the wife of none other than actor and Knight Of The Realm, Sir Patrick Stewart; the fact makes the song all the more pertinent.