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New Drive By Truckers album out tomorrow – Listen

October 1, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

2020 has been the year for surprises. Some of them not so nice obviously, but others more so, and continuing the theme of albums arriving out of the blue, Drive-by Truckers’ new full-length second LP of […]

Videos

Video: Rodeo FM “Summer Rain”

October 1, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

From the first seconds of that deep, rumbling double bass, you know that ‘Summer rain’ will showcase quality song-writing and musicianship.  The Berlin-based Rodeo FM are veteran live performers, having played shows in all sorts of […]

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 – […]

Tracks

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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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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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This is absolutely perfect for a wet Tuesday morning in September – the new band from Simon Raymonde (founder of the Bella Union label) is a collaboration with drummer Richie Thomas, who release their debut album, Ojalá, on […]

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The protagonist of Lavinia Blackwall’s latest single ‘Morning To Remember‘ can be found stumbling through a life so incredibly hum-drum that all there is to do is dream of something better.  It sounds like she might […]

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Calexico “Rambler” – Listen

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Following up on their recent album ‘El Mirado‘ (which we really liked, read the review here), which has been described as eminently danceable (and you know how we like to dance, just not in lines….) Calexico […]

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