May 2017 – Page 26 – Americana UK

Natalie Merchant to release deluxe box set

May 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Nonesuch Records have announced the release of “The Natalie Merchant Collection” which will be a deluxe ten-CD box set compiled by Merchant herself and released on June 23rd. The discs include all eight of her solo […]

Justin Townes Earle announces UK dates

May 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

Just a handful mind you but if you’re in or about Bristol, York or London then you’re in luck (as you are if you have tickets to the Maverick Festival in July). Earle is set to […]

Grandaddy bassist, founding member dies

May 3, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Some very sad news this morning from RS. Grandaddy skirt around the boundaries of americana but are basically a great songwriting band in the vein of Mercury Rev or Flaming Lips. They report: “Kevin Garcia, the bassist […]

Video: Daniel Romano “When I Learned Your Name”

May 3, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great piece of powerpop-ish rock’n’roll from Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Romano, whose new album, Modern Pressure, is out on May 19th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7WJPywrY4

Dirty Dozen: Jason Haywood

May 2, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Jason Haywood’s new album Folklore began with the idea of a man walking across a frozen lake in heavy snow, not sure if the sounds he’s hearing are the howling wind, the ghost of his murdered […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”