“Alex Highton – Nobody Knows Anything
by DAVID WEIR on 11 FEBRUARY, 2015
in ALBUM REVIEWS
With the fan-funded debut, ‘Woodditton Wives Club’ under his belt, faced with LP no. 2, was Alex Highton to tear off wildly into the blue or carefully plan his next artistic step? Well, as the Liverpool-born balladeer clearly proved with his […]
“Seriously,seriously good with layered delights and a killer production.
Sometimes the best music comes from the left field. This disc arrives unheralded by PR nonsense and slips effortlessly into the slot. Within 5 beats pen is laid down and ears are pricked and they remain so for the entire album all 55 minutes odd of […]
“Alex Highton’s music – a rich blend of melody and soul – calls on a deep, melting pot of influences.
From Talking Heads and Penguin Cafe Orchestra to the Band and David Ackles, his music collection shows off a love for joyful eclectism, reflected in his own creations.
Alex’s story is one of loss during his […]
“Alex Highton’s second album surfaced towards year’s end, but any waves of wonder were lost in the pre-Christmas shemozzle.
The Scouser singer-songwriter deserved better. His follow-up to the folky and bucolic Woodditton Wives Club (2012) changes tack to deliver a genre-crossing, inventive and lyrically adroit album, loosely themed around the question of the existence of […]
4 Star review in the latest edition of Mojo Magazine! Yes!
“Now signed to fledgling UK label Gare Du Nord, Cambridgeshire based singer songwriter Alex Highton has taken his honest folk style to new levels for his second album. One of the most ambitious folk albums you will ever hear.”
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Really proud to have been accepted onto the 3VOOR12 “Luisterpaal” (which translates as “listening post”). It’s an ace Dutch magazine/site where you can stream a load of what they think are all the latest good records.
From what I can gather it looks like “Nobody Knows Anything” is third in their chart too, just […]
Songwriting Magazine gives “Nobody Knows Anything 4/5”
“Alex Highton’s second album sees him expand on the folk influences of his debut record to create a unique sound
Alex Highton – ‘Nobody Knows Anything’ album coverlex Highton’s debut album Woodditton Wives Club was a triumphant folk record inspired by the singer’s move to Cambridgeshire with his family. […]
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