2019 – Page 145 – Americana UK

Tyler Childers: “The stuff we used to call ‘good country’ is now getting called Americana”

August 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

There’s an interesting interview with Tyler Childers in this morning’s Guardian in which he again lays into the parlous state of modern country music, telling them: “Americana [started as] a place to recognise people being ignored […]

Video Premiere: Awkward Family Portraits “Ring Ring Angus!”

August 2, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Here’s a great video for the new single from Glasgow’s Awkward Family Portraits, a short sharp shot of rockabilly that will get you dancing. Its from their debut album, “Everything We’ve Done Up Until Now, Except […]

Lucinda Williams, the Barbican, London, 27th July 2019

August 1, 2019 Mark Underwood 4

From today’s perspective it’s hard to underestimate the importance of Lucinda Williams’ ‘Car Wheels On A Gravel Road’ to the Americana genre. While its impact on release in 1998 wasn’t particularly apparent (it only reached 65 […]

Ida Mae “Chasing Lights” (Thirty Tigers, 2019)

August 1, 2019 Harold Hogan 0

‘Chasing Lights‘ is the debut album from this British-born duo, and what a debut it is; showcasing a depth and breadth of talent as well as a range of styles, from tender folk to swaggering rock […]

Che Apalache “Rearrange My Heart” (Free Dirt Records, 2019)

August 1, 2019 Mike Elliott 0

“Now, you and I can sing a song / and we can build a congregation / but only when we take a stand / will we change our broken nation.” Those lyrics are lifted from ‘The Dreamer,’ […]