June 2017 – Page 2 – Americana UK

New double Waterboys album lands in September

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The Waterboys will release their new studio double album “Out Of All This Blue” on September 8th, their first for BMG Records who they recently signed with. Produced by Mike Scott and recorded in Dublin and […]

Chastity Brown, Borderline, London, 13th June 2017

June 29, 2017 KC Vines 0

Chastity Brown apologises for the four year hiatus in her albums. “But I’m from Tennessee” she remarks. It could be that the record company need that explanation but it pretty much looks like every man and […]

David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Thirty Tigers signing David Ramirez has just announced his fourth album “We’re Not Going Anywhere” which is due out September 8th, and he’s touring the UK next week. Ramirez, who comes from the perspective of having a […]

Hans Chew “Give Up the Ghost” – Listen

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Hans Chew has travelled a long way from Tennessee to Georgia to New Orleans to East Harlem, and sang many songs along his journey. But what happens when a ramblin’ man stops moving? Find out when […]

The Byrds’ Chris Hillman announces new album

June 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

News courtesy of Stereogum this morning who report: “This fall, the Byrds’ Chris Hillman will release his first studio album in over a decade, Bidin’ My Time. It was produced by Tom Petty at his studio in […]

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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
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The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

News

Luke Tuchscherer to release new album “Widows & Orphans” in April

February 15, 2023 0

Singer-songwriter Luke Tuchscherer has announced his delayed fifth album ‘Widows & Orphans’ will finally be coming out on the 21st of April this year on Clubhouse Records. Originally written in 2017, the album contains singles ‘Broken […]

Album Reviews

W.C. Beck “First Flight” (Independent, 2019)

June 4, 2019 0

W.C. Beck describes himself as “an itinerant singer/songwriter from Kansas”. After some years in Portland, he is now based in New York. Having recorded as Chris Beck in the past, ‘First Flight’ is his ninth album, […]

Album Reviews

Jack O’Rourke “Wild Place”

January 7, 2022 0

Lyrically rich piano balladry on sophomore album from Irish songwriter. In something of a departure from 2019’s ‘Ivory Towers’ and his 2016 debut ‘Dreamcatcher’, Jack O’Rourke’s latest release, ‘Wild Place‘, finds him almost exclusively leading songs […]

Month: June 2017

New double Waterboys album lands in September

Chastity Brown, Borderline, London, 13th June 2017

David Ramirez announces new single, UK dates

Hans Chew “Give Up the Ghost” – Listen

The Byrds’ Chris Hillman announces new album

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share