December 2019 – Page 18

Scott H.Biram “Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram” (Bloodshot Records, 2019)

December 6, 2019 David Jarman 0

Hailing from Austin Texas, Scott H. Biram brings a distinctive elemental country blues sound to his latest album, ‘Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H. Biram’, on which […]

Townes Van Zandt Albums for 50th Anniversery Reissue

December 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

One of the troubadour voices that define Americana, Townes Van Zandt, saw the release of an album -‘Sky Blue‘ – of “lost tracks” at the start of the year. And here, at the back end of […]

Flora Hibberd “As Long As There is Night” – Listen

December 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Flora Hibberd’s songs all happened – that is there is a kernel of truth within them – scenes are captured and played out – and given the gloss of insight and understanding. ‘As Long as There […]

Jarrod Dickenson + Darrin Bradbury, The Waterfront Studio, Norwich, 28th November 2019

December 6, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

Just in case we needed any persuasion to come out and see Jarrod Dickenson on his sold-out ‘Unplugged & Distilled’ tour, he ensured everyone was welcomed to the show with a taste of Balcones Whisky, all […]

Video Premiere: Darling West “Hey There”

December 6, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the new single from Norwegian trio Darling West, from their album ‘We’ll Never Know Unless We Try’. A sweetly delicate acoustic number with great vocals and a West Coast feel, it’s out today with […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”