April 2018 – Page 24 – Americana UK

The Wandering Hearts “Wild Silence” (Decca, 2018)

April 4, 2018 Mark Underwood 1

Reviewing an album which has already spent three weeks at number 1 in the UK country charts feels a bit like being the last person to get to a party that’s already been underway for some […]

Video: Shane Joyce “Bad Woman”

April 4, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The latest fine song from Shane Joyce, who also fronts the excellent Midnight Union Band, comes with a wonderful video. Check out his album The Sadness Of King Joyce, out on April 9th.

Tom Paxton “If The Poor Don’t Matter” – Listen

April 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

We make no secret of the fact that we’re big fans of Tom Paxton, so you can imagine our excitement that his next UK tour will start just a week from now. You can find the […]

Hannah Read “Way Out I’ll Wander” (Hudson, 2018)

April 3, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

This is a beautiful album. Beautifully written, beautifully played and sung, beautifully crafted. Hannah Read is one of those musicians who seem too gifted not to turn out perfection each time she records. This, her second […]

Bruce Springsteen Box Set Bonanza due next month

April 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It is a limited edition…there is not an unlimited supply. We believe it. The next massive release in the ongoing Bruce Springsteen Archival LP releases is Volume 2: 1987-1996. Thus there are vinyl pressings of ‘Tunnel […]

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

September 22, 2026 0

Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

September 22, 2026 0

On his new song, Gary Marks turns his songwriter vision on recent events in his homeland, starting from an unprecedented riot in Washington to the, perhaps, surprising eventual fallout from that event. As Marks explains: “I […]

Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

September 22, 2026 0

Here’s the absorbing new single from Prinz Grizzley, also known as singer-songwriter Chris Comper. A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling) has sparse beginnings, but the musical tension builds dramatically as Comper delivers an incredibly intense […]

Month: April 2018

The Wandering Hearts “Wild Silence” (Decca, 2018)

Video: Shane Joyce “Bad Woman”

Tom Paxton “If The Poor Don’t Matter” – Listen

Hannah Read “Way Out I’ll Wander” (Hudson, 2018)

Bruce Springsteen Box Set Bonanza due next month

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”