2020 – Page 386 – Americana UK

Neil Bob Herd & The Dirty Little Acoustic Band “Every Soul A Story” (Cattlecall Music 2020)

February 13, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

‘Every Soul A Story’ is the debut solo album from Neil Bob Herd, the former lead singer and guitarist of Alt Bluegrass band, The Coal Porters and an eclectic mix it is. Herd is ably backed […]

Kim Richey “Come Around” – Listen

February 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Rather than just re-issue ‘Glimmer’ for its 20th anniversary Kim Richey decided to re-imagine the songs and come up with a whole new album. Entitled ‘A Long Way Back: The Songs of Glimmer‘ it’ll be released […]

Video: Sam Lee “Lay This Body Down”

February 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

A beautifully directed, artistic video complements this excellent new song from Sam Lee. His vocal range and characterful voice are real features of ‘Lay This Body Down’, which is taken from his third album, ‘Old Wow’, […]

Classic Americana Albums: Dwight Yoakam “Guitars, Cadillacs Etc. Etc.” (Reprise Records, 1986)

February 12, 2020 Clint West 2

When Dwight Yoakam’s debut album ‘Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.’ was released in 1986 it was completely at odds with the prevailing trend in country music towards a soft ‘crossover’ sound. A look at some of country’s […]

Video: Eyelids “The Accidental Falls”

February 12, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the new animated video from Portland-based Eyelids. The single, ‘The Accidental Falls’, is the title track from their new album, which is due for release on 14th February. This is the fourth album from a […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2020