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Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer “Not Dark Yet” – Listen

August 2, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer have revealed ‘Is It Too Much’, a song co-written by the sisters and the third track to be taken from their long-awaited collaboration album ‘Not Dark Yet’ which is out 18th […]

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Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers “Caroline” – Listen

August 2, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Steve Martin – officially the world’s coolest banjo player and the only one to sponsor a major annual Banjo music prize whilst also holding down other day jobs such as acting, writing books and collecting modern […]

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Video: Luke Tuchscherer “Outside, Looking In”

August 2, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Taken from his latest album, Always Be True, out now on the fine Clubhouse Records, comes this thoughtful piece, replete with plenty of steel guitar, which is of course always a good thing.

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Ryan Adams plays “On My Life” live for first time

August 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Stereogum are reporting today that while he’s not busy ripping into the Strokes on Twitter (tweets which have since been deleted – repent at leisure) he’s been playing shows including one in Minnesota on Sunday night […]

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Suntrodden “Suntrodden III” (Independent, 2017)

August 1, 2017 Dave Jennings 0

Austin-based Erik Stephansson releases the third of his Suntrodden collection. He describes this five track EP as being “about rediscovering your core and not succumbing to the distractions that put you at risk” which is a […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

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Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

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Michael Roberts, leader of alt country band Wooden Dinosaur, steps up into the spotlight for his debut solo album, ‘Mixed Emotions’, a collection of nine songs written by Roberts himself. I’m guessing he simply felt that […]

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