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The Song Remains: Chris Darrow 1944-2020

March 2, 2020 Martin Johnson 4

Chris Darrow’s death on 15th January from complications following a stoke received coverage across the American music press reflecting his involvement with some of the most influential artist of the ‘60s and early ‘70s. Recognised by […]

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Quiet Loner is dead. Long live Matt Hill.

March 2, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

After 16 years singer/songwriter and former AUK album of the year winner Matt Hill has announced he’s no longer performing and releasing music under the name Quiet Loner – instead he will release a new album […]

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Video Premiere: Katie Blount “Dark Water”

March 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Katie Blount’s voice is simply beautiful and full of character on ‘Dark Water’, the title track from her new album.  In our review, we described the album as, “Intricate, spellbinding modern-day folk,” which is a perfect […]

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The Saxophones “Eternity Bay” (Full Time Hobby, 2020)

March 2, 2020 Scott Baxter 0

Sometimes I get passed an album that is so well written, so beautifully put together and so perfectly delivered, that it makes me feel like a couch potatoes whose corpulence has forced him to wear slip-on […]

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Rufus Wainwright returns with new album

March 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

April 24th will see the release of his new album ‘Unfollow the Rules‘ on BMG, and marks his return to the world of “pop” after eight years of exploring the worlds of classical music and opera.  […]

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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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