2019 – Page 112 – Americana UK

Kelsey Waldon “White Noise/White Lines” (Oh Boy Records, 2019)

September 6, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0

Kentucky Grit has the potential to be a big hit. That’s the best way to describe Kelsey Waldon’s new album. The rugged eleven-track record showcases her true and undeniable talent, as both a singer and a […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Woody Guthrie “All You Fascists Bound To Lose”

September 6, 2019 Paul Villers 0

Your regular correspondent has been on a sabbatical of late taking part in something called “The Real World” away from the delights and highlights of the Internet Universe. Trust – it’s a dreadful place. Don’t go […]

Mike Jacoby “Long Beach Calling” (Independent 2019)

September 6, 2019 Ewan Lury 0

When you get given an album to review, the first thing you see is the album cover. An album cover can straightaway tell you what you can expect from the album. And when you see the […]

Alexa Rose “Like A Child” – Listen

September 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Occasionally it gets mentioned that there’s not as much Twang as there could be, and we guess that there’s some truth in that. Well, True Believers, today you get your twang, courtesy of Alexa Rose, who […]

Video Premiere: The Jorgensens “Voo Doo”

September 6, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Another track from the excellent Jorgensens, from their album ‘The Lexington Stretch‘, out on September 14th. There’s a slightly seedy groove and plenty of soul on this New Orleans-style blueser. Should you find yourself in St […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2019