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Tin Toy Cars “Hello Pariah” (New Relic Records, 2020)

May 11, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Imagine you are a seven-year veteran of Cirque du Soleil and one of your gigs is currently – well, assume not actually currently, given the state of the world – the bass player in the show […]

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Alexander Biggs “Laundromat” – Listen

May 11, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Australian Alexander Biggs sings of a painful break-up on today’s song ‘Laundromat‘.   His is the ultra lo-fi pioneered by the likes of Bright Eyes, scratchy guitar and an unaffected vocal with a few additional sounds added […]

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Video: Harrow Fair “Seat at the Table”

May 11, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We begin the week with ‘Seat at the Table’ from Harrow Fair, taken from the duo’s brand new album, ‘Sins We Made’.   The voices of Miranda Mulholland and Andrew Penner blend and complement one another […]

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Something for the (long) weekend: I See Hawks in LA/Great Willow “Radio Keeps Me on the Ground”

May 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s a wrap from us for this week dear reader. Enjoy your “stay at home” VE Day celebrations if you’re doing anything, remembering of course that we don’t have to live on the borrowed symbolism […]

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10 great Americana drinking songs

May 7, 2020 Clint West 6

What do you do when you can’t go the pub? Well lockdown has revealed that the answer is… drink more alcohol. So, to accompany your solo swilling, we’ve put together a fine blend of 10 of […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Video Premiere: Jax Hollow “Wolf in Sheepskin”

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Nashville singer and guitarist Jax Hollow’s latest single is a striking piece of songwriting.  Her bright and twanging electric guitar throughout ‘Wolf in Sheepskin’ is outstanding and right at the heart of this song.  Constant touring […]

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John Murry + Benjamin Folke Thomas, The Lexington, London, 26th June 2018

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“I’ve been trying this positive self-help bullshit, but it isn’t working. I know what I am.” John Murry is in darkly laconic mood tonight. But that’s not particularly unexpected – and while it’s perhaps unfair to […]

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As inevitably happens with lists of this kind people will disagree. Where is X? How come Y is above Z? Well as promised you, our wise and wonderful readers, will have the chance to cast your […]

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