November 2017 – Page 5

Robin Jackson “Drifting At Sea” – Listen

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s easy to hear the influence of Robin Jackson’s previous band, the dark boho-cabaret band, Vagabond Opera. It’s no real surprise that the Portland based multi-instrumentalist has also worked with Amanda Palmer. The moody Drifting at Sea is […]

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Soul of a Woman” (Daptone Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

No-one forgets seeing Sharon Jones live – she was a powerful performer, and it is nothing short of tragic that her late-blooming recording career was so cruelly cut short this year. In a conversation with JJ […]

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Just one look at the cover of this collection of Christmas themed songs by an eclectic mix of eighteen singer-songwriters gives a clue as to the content. This is Christmas deep in the heart of Americana-land: […]

Video: The Hanging Stars “How I Got This Way”

November 28, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From their new album Songs for Somewhere Else, released on February 9th, is the excellent pieces of cosmic Americana from Walthamstow’s Hanging Stars.

Jim White + Cicada Rhythm, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 19th November 2017

November 27, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

It was pleasing to see a near capacity crowd turn up on a wet and cold Sunday night in Glasgow to see Jim White. Often seen as a cult artist and with an idiosyncratic style that […]