December 2018 – Page 13

Dan Parsons “Sunday Morning Cinema”(Metropolitan Groove Merchants, 2018)

December 10, 2018 Steven Howlett 0

Where is the next great Americana album going to come from? How about out of Queensland, Australia? That isn’t exactly true; Dan Parsons’ fourth album ‘Sunday Morning Cinema’ was recorded in Melbourne. But Parsons himself grew […]

Joy Williams “Canary” – Listen

December 10, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

You may have been wondering what’s happened to Joy Williams, the other half of the Civil Wars. Well, she had her second baby and, whilst she was getting on with that there was also the small […]

Video: Only Child “Scouse”

December 10, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album ‘Emotional Geography’ released on February 22nd with a launch gig at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool, this is a powerful powerful song of immigration and refugees that doesn’t so much tug on the […]

Watch Phosphorescent perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

December 7, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

The exclamation being the show’s, not our surprise. Leaving you this weekend dear reader with a clip rather than a news story. Phosphorescent aka singer-songwriter Matthew Houck and band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday to play ‘New Birth in New […]

Charlee Porter “Ride With Me” (Spinupp, 2018)

December 7, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Since releasing a couple of albums near a decade ago Swedish singer-songwriter Charlee Porter has maintained steadfast radio silence until this new four track EP. Which is a pity, as it’s an impressive outing that makes […]

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”

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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”