June 2018 – Page 19 – Americana UK

Bruce Springsteen “The Album Collection Vol. 2 1987-1996” (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings 2018)

June 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

What do you buy the Springsteen fan who has everything (other than a brief for his Broadway shows)? Well, this comprehensive collection of his Columbia output from ’87 until ’96 would probably be a good starter […]

Milk Carton Kids “Younger Years” – Listen

June 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

What more superlatives can we pluck from our mighty chest of superlatives to apply to The Milk Carton Kids? And what more can we say about the new album ‘All the things that I did and […]

Video: Little Feat (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt) “Dixie Chicken”

June 8, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

A live version of a stone cold classic from Little Feat for this week’s retro slot, with the added bonus of Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris. Have a great weekend everyone.

Various Artists “The Self Preservation Society” (ECC Records/Lush 2018)

June 7, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

What we have here is a batch of songs from the late sixties and early seventies re-interpreted by various artists, the majority of which are most closely associated with the Nu-Folk genre. This is a real […]

Ryan Adams gives shout out to Colarado media (again)

June 7, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

This is rather endearing. Paste report this morning: “Rather than crafting new heartbreak ballads or covering hit Taylor Swift albums, Ryan Adams has lately turned his musical genius towards the muse that is the independent media of Colorado. […]

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

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

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

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”