May 2018 – Americana UK

Findlay Brown “Not Everything Beautiful is Good” (Nettwerk Records, 2018)

May 31, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

Ambient/Psychedelic Americana is a genre not populated by many artists, but Findlay Brown continues to cut a groove that is somewhat idiosyncratic and to back this up, he even manages to sing about lovers living in […]

Brett Dennen “Already Gone” – Listen

May 31, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The lazy way to approach describing music is to say who else it sounds like. So, let’s be lazy for once: Brett Dennen is the intersection between Justin Townes Earle and Lord Huron. ‘Already Gone’ is […]

Brent Cobb announces European dates

May 31, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Brent Cobb has announced a UK and European tour for September. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will play twelve dates around Europe, including five shows in the UK. Commencing at Whelan’s in Dublin, Cobb will then play four […]

Niall Thomas “Night Sky Blue” (Independent 2018)

May 31, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This is the second solo album from Dublin based singer-songwriter Niall Thomas which showcases ten self-penned thoughtful songs delivered in a mainly acoustic style. Thomas himself describes each song as forming a snapshot of time drawn […]

Video: Felix Holt & The Radicals “Buffalo 66 (True Love)

May 31, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

With a nod to Sweet Jane, this is from Felix Holt’s superbly titled forthcoming album The Next Big Nobody, out on June 8th and is a great melding of country, pop, rock’n’roll and a few other […]

Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”

September 25, 2026 0

Ushered in with pounding drums and pulsing bass, the new single from The Cashville Trash Pandas is a heartfelt anthem for working people all over the world. Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth) is for all of […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Month: May 2018