June 2019 – Page 30 – Americana UK

Al Festo returns for 2019 – free americana in Colchester!

June 3, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Free americana is always a good thing (well, maybe not if you’re a musician) and in that spirit the Al Festo festival which takes place at the Sun Inn, Dedham, Colchester is returning for a fifth […]

The Mountain Goats “In League With Dragons” (Merge Records, 2019)

June 3, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Do folk still make rock operas in the 21st century? Seems like it as The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle says that ‘In League With Dragons’ was originally supposed to be a series of songs about a […]

Firefly Burning + Samantha Whates, St Pancras Old Church, London, 22nd May 2019

June 3, 2019 David Chalfen 0

This ‘working’ church, in a small parkland oasis between Camden Town and Kings Cross, is a truly apt venue for this sort of music, Firefly Burning being described by some as a “minimalist avant-pop alt-folk ensemble.” […]

Album premiere for Loamlands’ new release

June 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Loamlands hail out of North Carolina and have a sound they variously describe as ‘distorted Country music’ and ‘LGBT Folk’ and they have new album, their second release, out on the 7th of June on Cruisin […]

Video: Wintersleep “Forest Fire”

June 3, 2019 Jeremy Searle 1

A brilliant animated video accompanies the great new single from Canadian outfit Wintersleep, from their album “In The Land Of”, out now. They’ll be over this side of the pond in September too.