May 2017 – Page 28 – Americana UK

New Steve Earle & the Dukes album lands next month

May 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana icon Steve Earle and his country rock band The Dukes will release a new album “So You Wannabe an Outlaw” on June 16 on Warner Bros. Records, which is available now for pre-order where you’ll […]

Ryan Adams releases b-sides collection

May 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Morning americanees or whatever the collective of an americana consumer is. NME reports: “Ryan Adams recently released new box set “Prisoner: End of the World” and it features 17 previously unreleased B-sides. Fans needn’t buy the boxset […]

Dirty Dozen: Ned Roberts

May 2, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Ned Roberts is a hotly-tipped folk musician, who has drawn comparisons with the likes of Tim Hardin and Leonard Cohen. With a timeless quality to his sound, a poetic turn of phrase, and a perfectly judged […]

Video: Justin Townes Earle “Maybe A Moment”

May 2, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album, Kids In The Street, out on May 26th, a great video for a great song.

Chuck Berry’s posthumous album due in June

May 1, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

The late Chuck Berry had been working on an album of new material for several years, and it was announced at the end of last year that it would be released in 2017. Sadly Chuck died […]

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”