November 2017 – Page 15

The Travelling Band “Mopping Forwards” – Listen

November 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

New single Mopping Forwards sees the Travelling Band’s trademark “Mancunian Americana” take the inspiration for lyrics sparked after long night at a bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter where lead singer and songwriter Jo Dudderidge used to […]

Hayley Thompson-King “Psychotic Melancholia, Hard To Kill Records, 2017

November 16, 2017 David Cowling 0

It is only with the closing track here that you’d know that HTK is a trained opera singer, the rest of the time she is belting out garage rock like No Room for Jesus or immersing […]

Van Life: JD & The Straight Shot

November 16, 2017 Del Day 0

Fresh from touring with The Eagles, Chicago, and most recently The Doobie Brothers, it’s fair to say JD & The Straight Shot are taking their Americana message further afield than most. The band have just released […]

The Barr Brothers “Queens Of The Breakers” (Secret City Records, 2017)

November 16, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

Welcome to the big time, where everybody knows your name, where they are waiting to see if you will soar on high or sink like a stone because in this game once you’ve made it, the […]

Video: J Lee And the Hoodoo Skulls “2 Bit Lovers”

November 16, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Something with some dirt under its fingernails from J Lee et al, this is their new single, out on 1 December. There will be an album next year in the spring.