11th October 2022
“Helen McCookerybook, formerly of punk-popsters The Chefs and Helen And The Horns, whose cowpunk was a firm favourite of John Peel, can write the simplest of songs with the greatest of effect. Drawing On My Dreams which is released on her own imprint Big Song Records, is no exception.”
Helen McCookerybook – Drawing On My Dreams: album review
by Paul Scott-Bates, @hiapoetry

15th October 2022
“I’ve been playing this album on and off for 6 or 7 days now; and … Deep breath … I think by any standards [it] is quite extraordinary… Helen McCookerybook has created a thing of beauty here that needs to be shared among music lovers of all persuasions.”
Helen McCookerybook: Drawing on my Dreams
by Alan Harrison, @RockingMagpie

30th October 2022
“With Drawing on my Dreams McCookerybook has signalled a new level of sonic independence as well as a willingness to experiment. The result is a stylish and clever album by a singer/songwriter who is perfectly at ease with herself and her work.”
Album review: Helen McCookerybook, Drawing on my Dreams
by Cazz Blase, @CazzBlase

31st October 2022
“Proof that, when you are an inherently talented songwriter with an engaging voice, you don’t need all the bells and whistles to produce a fine pop tune.”
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Also, Alt Rock & Indie (Beachwalk track review)
by Neil March, @TrustTheDocUK

3rd November 2022
“Listening to an album like this, in all its understated, deceptively simple and stripped back glory, makes you recognize the beauty of classic songwriting and engaging lyrics where every note is allowed its own space to flourish and every word can be heard, each sentence comprehended and the whole song embraced. Blooming wonderful.”
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by Dave Hammond, @smellyflowerpot

And …
“Helen McCookerybook has an excellent new record …”
Gideon Coe, @gidcoe, 22nd September 2022

Tom Robison selected and played Beachwalk on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape show on the 11th November 2022.

The track is from the new album Drawing on my Dreams, available from here.
 

Gideon Coe played Coffee and Hope on his BBC Radio 6 Music show, Label Of Love is Links, on the 11th October 2022.

The track is from the new album Drawing on my Dreams, available from here.
 

New album, Drawing on my Dreams, out today on Big Song Records (HMcC06) available from here, as a CD or as a digital download.

Guest musicians: Steve Beresford (many), Emma Goss (Sarah Vista), Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens) and Anne Wood (The Raincoats).

Pre-release radio plays:

Coffee and Hope
Gideon Coe show, BBC Radio 6 Music, 26/9/22

Beachwalk
Gary Crowley show, BBC Radio London, 1/10/22

Amazonia
Hello GoodBye Show, Resonance FM, 1/10/22

Things Like This
Rock and Roll Radio with Wallace Dobbin, Radio Winchcombe, 3/10/22