2017 – Page 246 – Americana UK

Gin Blossoms reflect on their classic album 25 years on

March 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’ve never heard “New Miserable Experience” and you want a new not all that miserable experience, it really is worth digging out. Nice little piece (well, not so little) in Rolling Stone this morning about […]

Those Lavender Whales “My Bones are Singing” (Fork & Spoon Records, 2017)

March 30, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

There is a backstory to My Bones Are Singing, and although it’s not explicitly spelt out at any point on the album it’s so relevant that it can’t really be ignored. Before recording My Bones are […]

The Andrew Collins Trio “And It Was Good” (Independent, 2017)

March 30, 2017 Rick Bayles 0

This is a difficult album to review simply because I’ve never heard anything quite like it before. For a start, it’s totally instrumental; unusual in the Americana genre, though the music does have its roots quite […]

Video: Chip Taylor “Senorita Falling Down”

March 30, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A beautiful video for a great song from the legendary Chip Taylor’s outstanding new album A Song I Can Live With.

Uncut wants you to ask Jason Isbell some questions

March 29, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’ve always wondered what Jason Isbell’s favourite colour is, whether he ever wears socks with sandals and who his favourite Hollyoaks character is (now or historical Jason, your choice!) then carpe diem as the saying […]

Two Runner “Porchlight”

August 27, 2026 0

Old-time instruments meet new-world issues. Two Runner is the musical nom de plume of Paige Anderson (although until this record, the band had been a long-term collaborative relationship with fiddler Emilie Rose). Anderson has now taken […]

Vox Continental: August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

Winter is Coming! This is a fascinating time in mainland Europe, with summer scheduled to come to an abrupt stop on the 31st August, regardless of what the weather might be. Holidays are over and everyone […]

Album art for Sanctuary Park by The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

August 27, 2026 0

Gary Louris celebrates love and the past on Jayhawks’ latest. Forty years on from their debut, a quarter century from the release of Smile and 6 years after their last record XOXO, The Jayhawks return with […]

Year: 2017

Gin Blossoms reflect on their classic album 25 years on

Those Lavender Whales “My Bones are Singing” (Fork & Spoon Records, 2017)

The Andrew Collins Trio “And It Was Good” (Independent, 2017)

Video: Chip Taylor “Senorita Falling Down”

Uncut wants you to ask Jason Isbell some questions

Two Runner “Porchlight”

Vox Continental: August 2026

The Jayhawks “Sanctuary Park”

Video: Oh Pray Tell “Poor Black Woman Blues”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Okkervil River