2017 – Page 266 – Americana UK

Little Diamonds “New Orleans Bound” (Independent, 2016)

March 8, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

Essentially a John Prine/Early Dylan channeller, New Orleans Bound offers up 45 minutes of undiluted classic guitar, singer and occasional colour of harmonica, drum, bass or string. As an exercise in nailing a sound – lonesome […]

Torgeir Waldemar “No Offending Borders” (Ja.Jansen plateproduksjon, 2017)

March 8, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Torgeir Waldemar’s second solo album is a simply stunning offering – a beautifully balanced combination of visionary acoustic songs, full of strong and vivid imagery, and more strident West Coast rock songs, sweetly melodic but shot […]

Video: Amelia Curran “Gravity”

March 8, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great video for the first single, Gravity, from Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran’s new album Watershed, out on March 10th.

Sturgill Simpson slims down for new tour

March 7, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Not literally. Rolling Stone reports: “Sturgill Simpson has made key changes to his band, debuting a stripped-down, lean lineup at a performance in Florida this past weekend. Simpson addressed the transformation, which bids farewell to his […]

Fleet Foxes preview forthcoming album with new track – Listen

March 7, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

More small furry omnivorous mammal news from Rolling Stone: “Fleet Foxes will return June 16th with Crack-Up, the follow-up to 2011’s Helplessness Blues. The band announced the album on Tuesday and released “Third of May/Ōdaigahara,” which […]