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Month: September 2019

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Songs for the apocalypse: The Jayhawks “Sound of Lies”

September 25, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
It’s one of those paradoxes in life that while in my head I prefer the Jayhawks with Mark Olson, in reality some of my favourite songs by the band are from the era when he was […]
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Rachel Sermanni “So It Turns” (Independent, 2019)

September 25, 2019 Ben Roberts 0
Breaking out of Scotland, Rachel Sermanni gifts us her 3rd full length release ‘So It Turns’. Sermanni opted to release this record independently after previously working alongside Rough Trade Records and Middle of the Road Recordings. […]
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Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors “Dragons” (Magnolia Music/Thirty Tigers 2019)

September 25, 2019 Russell Murphy 0
Based out of East Nashville, Tennessee, Drew Holcomb has been making excellent roots-rock music for around 15 years and in ‘Dragons’, the latest release, he has continued that standard. This is an album with lots of […]
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Video: Kirsty Lee Akers “Heart Of Stone”

September 25, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
Kirsty Lee Akers new single is taken from her latest album “Under My Skin“, which is out now.  It’s a great video and song that tells the story of the Goree Girls, the first all female […]
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Kacy and Clayton announce UK dates for 2020, release new single

September 25, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
‘That Sweet Orchestra Sound’ is the new single by Canadian psych-folk second-cousins Kacy & Clayton. The track is taken from the new album ‘Carrying On’, due out via New West Records on 4th October. The 10-song […]

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Eli Paperboy Reed is “Getting There” as he announces his new album

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Eli Paperboy Reed has released the single Getting There today, the title track from his forthcoming album….you guessed it… Getting There, which is due out on September 11 via Yep Roc Records. Produced by legendary songwriter, […]

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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Jeremy Squires “Poem” (Independent, 2019)

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North Carolina’s Jeremy Squires has been battling his personal demons for the past few years by writing songs – they’ve helped him to overcome depression and anxiety. His previous releases, including 2017’s ‘Collapse’, have recounted his […]
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