2019 – Page 289 – Americana UK

Victor Krummenacher “Blue Pacific” (Veritas Recordings, 2019)

February 27, 2019 Russell Murphy 1

Successful artists and writers achieve their critical acclaim when they can translate their experiences and emotions onto a canvas of their choice, be that the written word, the painting, the song. The success of this expression is […]

Songs for the apocalypse: The Jayhawks “It’s Up to You”

February 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 4

When Mark Olson left the Jayhawks it felt to me like one of the most beautiful songwriting partnerships since Lennon and McCartney was being torn apart like matchwood. Who knew then that the Jayhawks’ first album […]

Ryan Adams tour: “the concerts are still scheduled to go ahead”

February 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

NME, the BBC and a variety of outlets are reporting this morning that Ryan Adams’ forthcoming tour looks like it’s still happening for now, so if you’re after a refund after hearing about the recent revelations, […]

South City Revival “Singer In A Country Band” – Listen

February 27, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Chicago! The Blues! And…whatever it is that other band plays. That’s not the whole story though – South City Revival are busy defining a “Chicago Country” sound, and on this, their latest single, they extol the […]

Vandoliers “Forever” (Bloodshot, 2019)

February 27, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

All six band members of this Dallas-Fort Worth troupe have a VFFV tattoo (Vandoliers Forever, Forever Vandoliers). Now that’s a sign of commitment, which is evidenced immediately on this album by raucous enthusiasm.Vandoliers’ third album is […]