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Erin Rae “Putting On Airs” (Single Lock, 2018)

July 4, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

“Putting On Airs” is both a visually and musically arresting album. The painting which serves as the cover of the record is worthy of investigation in its own right. A seemingly forlorn looking waitress in a […]

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Kane Incognito “Diagnose Me” – Listen

July 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Four piece Canadian band make a spine-chilling blend of folk and rock, driven with passion and heart-felt energy.  Lead singer Kane Cherrington formed the band after the death of his brother Eric – Kane had been the […]

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Phosphorescent announce a few UK dates.

July 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

After what has seemed like a very long four years Phosphorescent – the band that rotates around Matthew Houck – have finally announced that there will be some headlining gigs in the UK on the European […]

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Video: Joshua Burnside “A Man Of High Renown”

July 4, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the new single from Northern Ireland man Joshua Burnside, taken from his new EP, All Round The Light Said, which is out now.  A fine blend of traditional Irish music, Americana and much more.  […]

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Steve Dawson “Lucky Hand” (Black Hen Music, 2018)

July 3, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

‘Lucky Hand‘ represents the first album of instrumental music that Canadian  musician and composer, Steve Dawson, has issued since his previous outing,   ‘Rattlesnake Cage‘ appeared in 2014.  Comprised almost entirely of acoustic guitar – both 6 […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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The new single from Katie Jo is a sonic throwback: classic country with a classic country vocal.  Sounding both new and familiar at once, ‘How Soon’ is immediately absorbing.  The strong and restless rhythm mirrors the […]

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Griffin Anthony “The Art Of Collecting”

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A solid country-tinged folk album with captivating stories and compassionate messages for outsiders. It’s not easy to get a job or internship as a stagehand at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, but songwriter Griffin Anthony […]

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Video: PicaPica “Small Time/Secret”

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PicaPica is the new venture from Josienne Clarke & Samantha Waites and this rather lovely song is taken from their debut EP Spring And Shade.  They’ll be touring next year.

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