December 2018 – Page 6

RS Country publishes its best americana and country albums from 2018

December 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Obviously the world’s media are sitting on tenterhooks at the moment waiting for our writers’ and readers’ best of the past year, which will be published later this week on Thursday and Friday respectively, but if […]

Laura Merrimen “This Time And From Now On” (Independent, 2018)

December 18, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Laura Merrimen opens her third album in full on Lucinda Williams mode. A slow, smoky, southern gothic drawl which highlights some deft songwriting allied to some elegiac violin. Big on atmosphere, it lulls the listener into […]

Belle of the Fall “Scarborough Fair” – Listen

December 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Belle of the Fall have had a good year, with their album ‘Rise‘ having been nominated for the 2018 New England Music Awards Album of The Year. Their version of ‘Scarborough Fair‘ (not from ‘Rise‘ by the […]

Malachi Vale “Jubilee” (Ray-On, 2018)

December 18, 2018 Michael Farley 0

Malachi Vale is the the name given to the musical act of Marc Gagnon from Montreal who describes his music as an eclectic blend of blues, folk, country, americana and jazz. This album comprises 11 tracks […]

Video: Katey Brooks “In Your Arms”

December 18, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The new single from Katey Brooks is a quite beautiful love song, understated, raw, tender and powerful.

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 […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

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