2018 – Page 289 – Americana UK

The Americans @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 28th January 2018

January 31, 2018 KC Vines 0

“Where are they from?” asks a friend, when I announce that I’m going to see a band called The Americans. Not such a surprising question especially when so many Scottish acts name check former colonial places […]

Ewan Cruickshanks “A Glasgow Band” (Armellodie Records 2018)

January 30, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Ewan Cruickshanks is a keen supporter of the Glaswegian roots music scene, with a radio show affiliated to the local university, and February sees the release of his debut album. ‘Y.N.D. (Youth Never Dies),’ the instrumental only […]

Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver lay into Bruno Mars

January 30, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Well it’s always nice on a Tuesday morning to see bands falling out. Stereogum report: “Beardy folk men are apparently not big Bruno Mars fans. Earlier today, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver responded to Mars’ surprising Album Of The […]

Glen Hansard “Between Two Shores” (Anti, 2018)

January 30, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

This is the third solo album from Glen Hansard, singer/songwriter, frontman for excellent Irish rockers The Frames and actor, forever famous as Outspan Foster, the guitar player in the film “The Commitments”. This is a man […]

The Hanging Stars “On a Sweet Summer’s Day” – Listen

January 30, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

With four-part-harmonies and luscious twelve-string guitars London’s The Hanging Stars borrow a musical feeling from The Byrds for this perfect slice of psychedelic folk-rock. On a Sweet Summer’s Day is from the band’s new album Songs For […]

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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
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artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

June 24, 2026 0

Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Year: 2018

The Americans @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 28th January 2018

Ewan Cruickshanks “A Glasgow Band” (Armellodie Records 2018)

Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver lay into Bruno Mars

Glen Hansard “Between Two Shores” (Anti, 2018)

The Hanging Stars “On a Sweet Summer’s Day” – Listen

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days