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Songs for the apocalypse: Eef Barzelay “The Ballad of Bitter Honey”

March 25, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

It feels either appropriate or misplaced to run a feature about the “apocalypse” when everything feels a bit end of the world-ish right now, but anyway, in for a penny…  Eef Barzelay is the voice and […]

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Forgotten Artists – Barefoot Jerry

March 25, 2020 Clint West 1

Founded in Nashville in 1971, Barefoot Jerry recorded six albums before calling it a day in 1977. None of them achieved great commercial success, but together they represent a body of work rivalled by few of […]

Album Reviews

Alpha Mule “Blue Sky Blue” (Giant Meteor Records, 2020)

March 25, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0

So, is it possible to ‘do music’ as a side-line? Alpha-Mule are a self-identifying “Californian Americana band” – essentially the duo of Joe Forkan on guitars and vocals, and Eric Stoner on banjo and guitar. They […]

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The Lost Brothers + Llamadme Pastor, Purcell Rooms, Royal Festival Hall, 3rd March 2020

March 25, 2020 Martin Fisher 0

It appears not to be lost on The Lost Brothers themselves that after twelve or so years together and five prior albums, bigger things and greater attention looms imminently on their horizon. “Normally when we play […]

Tracks

Mt. Joy “Strangers” – Listen

March 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh what a slick sound Mt. Joy have on their new double A side single of which ‘Strangers‘ is one A-side.  Perhaps it’s because they’ve been working with producer Tucker Martin – there’s a hint of […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

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When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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