2019 – Page 88 – Americana UK

Yo Zushi “Unconditional Love” (TWGDOYP Records, 2019)

September 30, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

With publicity notes telling us that Japanese-Anglo artist Yo Zushi has spent a decade “bankrupting small labels with uncommercial music” and which describe his musical status as “absolutely obscure”, before first listening to ‘Unconditional Love’, you […]

Barzin “Blue Factory Flame” – Listen

September 30, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from the ‘Studio 13 Session Live at Revolution Recordings‘ EP (and read the review here) this recording of Jason Molina’s ‘Blue Factory Flame‘ is a stunning interpretation – eerily spooky and the interplay with Diana […]

Kacy & Clayton “Carrying On” (New West, 2019)

September 30, 2019 Mike Elliott 0

“Should’ve married for money, like any woman in her right mind would do / instead I settled for love and don’t you know that that’s the worst thing you can do.” So begins ‘The Forty-Ninth Parallel’, the […]

Video: Molly Linen “When They Didn’t Care”

September 30, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is rather nice. It’s the new single from Glasgow musician Molly Linen, out now and will also be on her debut EP, which is out on October 4th. It’s a nice blend of Americana and […]

Sturgill Simpson “Mercury in Retrogade” – Listen

September 27, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you for this week dear reader with a track from Sturgill Simpson’s new album ‘Sound and Fury’ which it’s fair to say is getting fairly glowing reviews (The Guardian this morning said: “it’s hard […]