January 2018 – Page 12

Hannah White “Elephant Eye” (Sound Lounge Records, 2017)

January 19, 2018 Paul Kerr 2

London based Hannah White has gathered a fine crew around her for her latest album, Elephant Eye. Producer Nigel Stonier (Thea Gilmore, Martha Wainwright, Joan Baez) plays several instruments, Chris J Hillman adds pedal steel while […]

John Stewart “Wild Horse Road” – Listen

January 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 2

Can it really be ten years since John Stewart left this mortal plane? Hard to credit. John Stewart was one of the voices of Americana – before it was Americana. If you know John Stewart you […]

Video: Energy Orchard “Sailor Town”

January 19, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

This week’s retro slot features Ireland’s Energy Orchard, the late and much missed Bap Kennedy’s first band. There’s a new tribute EP out now (reviewed on Americana UK earlier this week) with all proceeds going to […]

EELS are back and as slippery as ever

January 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

To be fair the slippery bit was just to make a headline, but after a four year wait, EELS have today announced their new album “The Deconstruction”, out April 6th on E Works/[PIAS]. The band have unveiled the […]

Moonsville Collective EPs “I” “2” “3” (Moonsville Records 2017)

January 18, 2018 David Cowling 0

These three EP’s are the first three instalments of a planned quartet of releases, and there’s nothing startlingly different about each record. They are all super competent Americana, aiming foursquare for the middle ground, populated by […]