2020 – Page 423 – Americana UK

With A Little Help From My Friends: How we can all help to support smaller artists

January 14, 2020 Clint West 0

As much as we might like things to be different, Americana is a fairly niche market within the music business. Most artists, with relatively few exceptions, operate at a small level. Many have very modest incomes […]

Della Mae “Headlight” (Rounder Records, 2020)

January 14, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Earning a Grammy nomination for best Bluegrass album in 2014, Della Mae’s new album ‘Headlight’ demonstrates that they have moved beyond the conventions of the genre. Pushing aside expectations to use solely traditional bluegrass instruments: organ, […]

Nada Surf announce UK dates, share new song “So Much Love”

January 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

If you like a bit of Teenage Fanclub but are in a bit of a Teenage Fanclub-less hole at the moment then fear not, salvation is at hand in the form of the great Nada Surf […]

AmericanA to Z – Hamell On Trial

January 14, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

I have to admit, as I sit here getting ready to file the latest entry in our ongoing alphabetical exploration of all things Americana—I’m wondering if I might not have finally stretched the boundaries of Americana […]

Interview: Frank Turner talks about the perils of purity, and Chas & Dave

January 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

After eight studio albums and almost two and a half thousand shows, Frank Turner has gathered legions of loyal fans and earned a reputation for exciting live performances. Recent release, ‘No Man’s Land’, was Turner’s fourth […]