2019 – Page 185 – Americana UK

Zervas & Pepper “Endless Road Restless Nomad” (Zerodeo, 2019)

June 20, 2019 Mark Nenadic 0

Folk rock from South Wales, with a (press release-claimed) Laurel Canyon state of mind. As a consequence this record has a distinct 1970s feel; the rock is very soft, very easy listening, perhaps too easy – […]

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

June 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s first two albums (the self-titled debut and 2011’s ‘Here We Rest’) will be remastered and reissued this autumn. Collaborator and producer Dave Cobb will oversee the updated versions of the […]

Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore “Working-Class Heroes: A History Of Struggle and Song” (Free Dirt Records, 2019)

June 20, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

You know times must be tough when an album of pre World War 2 working class American songs sounds topical. ‘Working- Class Heroes’ finds folk singers Mat Callahan and Yvonne Moore revisiting 20 songs mainly culled […]

TK & The Holy Know-Nothings “Desert Rose” – Listen

June 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

We love a new genre subdivision, and TK & The Holy Know-Nothings have one for us, describing their sound as “psychedelic doom boogie“. Fair enough. The band are the latest project for songwriter Taylor Kingman, and he […]

Video: The Harmaleighs “Don’t Panic”

June 20, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

From their imminent album ‘She Won’t Make Sense’, out on August 2nd, this is the very lovely voices of Nashville duo The Harmaleighs on a very serious song about depression and anxiety. Very good it is […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2019

Zervas & Pepper “Endless Road Restless Nomad” (Zerodeo, 2019)

Jason Isbell first two albums to be remastered

Mat Callahan & Yvonne Moore “Working-Class Heroes: A History Of Struggle and Song” (Free Dirt Records, 2019)

TK & The Holy Know-Nothings “Desert Rose” – Listen

Video: The Harmaleighs “Don’t Panic”

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”