Ian Prowse has been making music for more than 30 years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums under his own name. Having recently been inducted into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame, No Names, his latest release, finds him involving other similarly engaged souls such as Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, and Damien Dempsey.
The first thing to note is the music is for the most part fantastic. Acoustic guitars jangle forcefully, Prowse’s vocals are impassioned, and there is frequently a joyous uplift to the melodies that call for audience participation. The arrangements are full of energy, but also nuance and subtlety. Kicking off with a slow arpeggio, opener ‘To the Letter’ soon takes flight into…

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