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Heart Hunters “American Eclipse” (Independent, 2018)

July 13, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
Husband and wife duo Heart Hunters (Drew de Man / Brianna Blackbird) write and sing songs with an environmental and social conscience and, with ‘American Eclipse,’ they dive head first into the murky pond of 21st century American […]
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Loudon Wainwright III announces new 2 disc rarities retrospective

July 12, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
The literal legend Loudon Wainwright III will release ‘Years in the Making’, a two-disc compendium of 45 years of Loudon’s offbeaten, rare and unissued tracks on September 14th via StorySound Records. Described a true “audio-biography” it includes orphaned album cuts, […]
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American Aquarium “Things Change” (New West, 2018)

July 12, 2018 Mark Johnson 1
When, after a decade of constant touring with diminishing returns, the band members of American Aquarium all quit to take civilian jobs, leader BJ Barham would not have been judged for joining them. Newfound sobriety and […]
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The Mulligan Brothers “Songs For The Living and Otherwise” (Independent, 2018)

July 12, 2018 David Stevenson 0
Some artists spend their whole careers trying to find their sound or create a piece of work that defines them as a band and The Mulligan Brothers have done just that on their third full-length album […]
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Track Premiere: Wes Charlton “Snow Covered Cars”

July 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
Wes Charlton is gearing up to release his latest album, ‘Morning Stars‘, on September 28th. It’ll be his third full length solo release, and ‘Snow Covered Cars‘ is the lead single. There’s a classic rock feel […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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