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Month: April 2017

Album Reviews

Kelly Sloan “Big Deal” (Independent, 2016)

April 28, 2017 Peter Churchill 0
Hailing from Almonte, Canada, Kelly Sloan’s third studio album sees her take a grittier approach to her self-penned songs than her previous, more acoustic offerings. To this end she has added Jordan Murphy (drums, percussion) and Adam […]
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Video: Scott H. Biram “Trainwrecker”

April 28, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
A proper mix of punk, metal and country to kickstart the weekend.  Taken from Scott H. Biram’s latest album The Bad Testament out now.
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Interview: The Lowest Pair

April 27, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, collectively known as The Lowest Pair, made quite a splash last year when they released two albums simultaneously. Uncertain As It Is Uneven was a continuation of their previous releases […]
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Conor Oberst “Salutations” (Nonesuch Records, 2017)

April 27, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
The lengthy follow up to last year’s acid confessional ‘Ruminations’ is an expanded version of that self-same album but with added band, tracks and dareonesayit self-acceptance. The bitter starkness has been replaced and perhaps displaced by an […]
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Danny & the Champions of the World “Swift Street” – Listen

April 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
“Swift Street” is the first song to be shared from the forthcoming album (the sixth! how did that happen?) from Danny & the Champs, “Brilliant Light”, which will be out on June 23rd. Danny George Wilson […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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The Magic City Trio “Amerikana Arkana” (Independent 2018)

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