Tracks
Wonky Tonk “Wonk On” – Listen
We’re not going to pretend that a band with a name like Wonky Tonk singing a song called ‘Wonk On‘ isn’t likely to provoke thoughts of whimsy and quirkiness – maybe it’ll sound something like Lavender […]
Year: 2020
Videos
Video: Willard Grant Conspiracy “Distant Shore”
It’s retro-Friday again – these weeks just fly by. It’s time to reach back into the past and refresh our collective memory. This week, we have ‘Distant Shore’ from Willard Grant Conspiracy. It’s the opener from […]
News
UK americana festivals go virtual for the end of summer
Sadly in the end there were none – all the hopes americana festival-goers had for a late summer blow out were dashed by news earlier this month that Red Rooster wouldn’t in fact be going ahead […]
Album Reviews
Grain Thief “Gasoline” (Independent, 2020)
It is a pretty great time for bluegrass right now, as a number of younger bands who have been clearly schooled in the traditions of the music, but who have also been raised with interests that […]
Features
Songs for the apocalypse: Blitzen Trapper “Lonesome Angel”
Blitzen Trapper are a Portland, Oregon-based quintet who describe their music as “experimental country/folk/rock”, and it’s the experimental bit about the band that’s always made them so interesting. Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes once said […]