2019 – Page 2 – Americana UK

Saw Black & The Toys “Christmas In The Background” (WarHen Records, 2019)

December 20, 2019 Sean Hannam 0

Christmas albums should be approached with caution – most of them aren’t very good and, like an unwanted present, need to be discarded as soon as possible. Thankfully, ‘Christmas In The Background’ by US indie-folk/Americana singer-songwriter […]

Mosa “Mama’s Got Brand New Shoes” – Listen

December 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

We could make the glib comment that she’s getting them for Christmas – but that’d be so patronising, wouldn’t it? And so against the intent of the song that’d it be doing it a sizable injustice. […]

The best gigs of 2019: a personal reflection

December 20, 2019 Clint West 0

“I think that live music is something that the internet can never kill” – Jim James (My Morning Jacket). In an age when we can access our favourite music in so many ways and so many […]

John Prine gets Lifetime Achievement Award at 2020 Grammys

December 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

A nice bit of news to end the year with this morning from Rolling Stone Country who are reporting that John Prine has been named one of the recipients of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Awards at […]

The Hackles “A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should” (Jealous Butcher Records, 2019)

December 20, 2019 Steven Rafferty 0

The second time around the duo of Kati Claborn and Luke Ydstie took a much more collaborative approach to the musical arrangements that support their still lovely harmonies and vocal interplay. Whereas their debut album was […]