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Month: September 2020

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Bob Dylan “Blonde on Blonde” (CBS, 1966)

September 30, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 6
For those less initiated (are there any?) or less interested in Bob Dylan, a pertinent question might come up here – when did the connection between Dylan and Americana start? The answer is quite clear – […]
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Track Premiere: Darling West “Good Luck Charmer “

September 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Good Luck Charmer‘ is the new original tune from Darling West, the duo, of Mari Sandvær Kreken and Tor Egil.  It’s a song that came together around the time of their most recent album ‘We´ll Never […]
News

Thirty Tigers announces “Sounds of the Storytellers”

September 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Inspired by the ‘new normal’ artists face, in particular with touring by and large on hold for now, our friends over at Thirty Tigers have announced “a destination playlist for fans to stream their favourite UK […]
Album Reviews

Scott Cook “Tangle of Souls” (Independent, 2020)

September 30, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0
Sometimes a package arrives that might just take your breath away and, ‘Tangle of Souls’, by Canadian Scott Cook, is one such. As well as the download, CD (or vinyl if you prefer) there is a […]
Album Reviews

Stephie James “These Days EP” (Independent, 2020)

September 30, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0
It’s normally a safe assumption that you can tell most of what you need to know about a person by the company that they keep. So, when a young singer-songwriter can boast of work done for […]

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]
Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"
Album Reviews

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0
A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]
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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

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Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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Sometimes, when none of the news is good, you need a song that reminds you of the simple pleasures in life. A song to play when you’re heading out, maybe for some live music or the […]
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Book Review: Vashti Bunyan “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live”

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Live Review: Bronwynne Brent, The Fallen Angels Club @The Glad Café, Glasgow – 27th April 2023

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Three years after it was meant to go ahead, Bronwynne Brent hit Glasgow’s Glad Café to fulfil a date which was nixed due to Covid, the singer having to grab a fast cab back to Mississippi […]

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