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Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding “Last Flight Out” (Independent, 2020)

April 21, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

Ok, to be clear from the very start, Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding are described as a Chicago jazz-folk ensemble so, for some, inclusion here may be construed as a bit of a stretch even […]

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Peter Bruntnell’s entire back catalogue to be digitally available

April 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Peter Bruntnell released his tenth studio album ‘King Of Madrid’ last year. Described by Mojo as “unashamedly lush, lovely, classic pop”, it featured in the magazine’s Top 10 Americana Albums of 2019, garnering further praise across […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Cold Dog Soup”

April 21, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Connections between James McMurtry, last week’s AUK Chaingang link, and Guy Clark –  no longer with us, but who started out writing around 20-25 years before –  are multiple and powerful. Both are key figures in […]

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My Girl The River “Cardinal in the Snow” (Independent, 2020)

April 21, 2020 David Jarman 0

‘Cardinal in the Snow‘ is the second album from duo My Girl The River, fronted by Louisiana native Kris Wilkinson on vocals and acoustic guitar and featuring her partner and bassist Joe Hughes, with contributions from […]

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Jenny Banai “Couch Walker” – Listen

April 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

In these Covid-19 days Jenny Banai is doubtless getting tired of humorous remarks about the need to social distance – witty variations on “2m means opposite ends of the couch Jenny!”  Funny.  Because ‘Couch Walker‘ is […]

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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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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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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Dawes expand their horizons and deliver a complex and brilliant album for our times. Dawes is a 4 piece band from southern California that erupted onto the country rock/Americana scene in 2009.  Named after the middle […]

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Video: Palomino Kings “Our Time Will Come”

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‘Our Time Will Come’ was recorded live at the Boathouse Studio on the Shotley Peninsula.  Clearly, the isolation on the Suffolk Coast brings out the best from Palomino Kings.  With a strong rhythm and bass line, […]

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There’s a clear, direct message in the latest single from singer-songwriter Noel McKay.  ‘A World Without Humans’ is about just that – a future in which the age of humanity is over thanks to our own […]

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