2018 – Page 32 – Americana UK

Wayne Graham “Joy” (K&F Records, 2018)

November 16, 2018 MD Spenser 0

This album, which falls on the country rock side of Americana, is darn near irresistible. First things first: Wayne Graham is not a person – it’s the name of a four-piece band from Kentucky led by two […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Phil Ochs “I Ain’t Marching Anymore”

November 16, 2018 Paul Villers 0

This week saw the “celebrations” (?) or “commemorations” (?) of one hundred years since the end of the World War One. Obviously the big talking point was that Red Jez wore the wrong sort of coat […]

Book Review: Rachel Lee Rubin “Okie From Muskogee” (33 1/3 Bloomesbury Academic, 2018)

November 16, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

First things first. If you haven’t discovered the excellent 33 1/3 series of books from Bloomsbury Publishing you’re seriously missing out. This is a series of short books about popular music and it focuses on individual […]

All the Luck in the World “Tested & Tried – Listen”

November 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

All the luck in the World are an Irish band based in Berlin who make a modern folk-rock sound reminiscent of Bon Iver. ‘Tested & Tried‘ sounds dreamily relaxing, but there’s a grain of grit in […]

Vive La Rose “For She Who Hangs the Moon” (Gestation Records, 2018)

November 16, 2018 Andrew Frolish 0

‘For She Who Hangs the Moon’ is David Luximon-Herbert’s first full album release as Vive La Rose, his solo project that began with the well-received 2014 EP ‘Don’t Move, Don’t Speak’. Once again, this release showcases […]