May 2018 – Page 4 – Americana UK

The Hanging Stars “For You (My Blue Eyed Son)” – Listen

May 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Rising new stars of jangly country rock The Hanging Stars released this, their new single, as they geared up for a tour supporting GospelbeacH. The first date was yesterday but they’re playing Manchester tonight then up […]

Video: Gospelbeach “California Fantasy”

May 29, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Great Californian jangle-pop from Gospelbeach, who are on tour in the UK now and Europe in early June. Not to be missed.

Suburban Dirts “I Want Blood” (Old Jank Records, 2018)

May 28, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

This is an album that asks a big question. That question is, how does a band from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, UK manage to get such an authentic Americana sound?! Listening to this album you would swear […]

Passenger leans into americana for new album, due August

May 25, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this week with news that Passenger aka Brighton’s Mike Rosenberg has announced details of his new album ‘Runaway’, which will be released on August 31st on Black Crow Records via Cooking Vinyl and is available to pre-order now. ‘Runaway’ will […]

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore “Downey to Lubbock” (Yep Roc, 2018)

May 25, 2018 Mark Johnson 0

Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore have been scene buddies for 30 years, but never recorded together until now. Whilst joint headlining recently they realised the chemistry, and decided they had to get something down, resulting […]