January 2021 – Page 5

The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

January 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Perseverance is the lesson we learn today. The latest single from The Besnard Lakes is taken from the new album ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings‘, and it has had a […]

Video: Farmer Dave & The Wizards of the West “Cave Walls”

January 27, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Cave Walls’ is psychedelic fever dream of a song, propelled by a trance-like rhythm, a powerful bass-line and layers of atmospheric keys. Stunning guitar work lets the song fly, soaring into space and filling the void. […]

Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

January 26, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

Edinburgh’s Dean Owens kicks off the New Year with a Celtic Connections showcase followed by an ambitious schedule of releases recorded with Tucson’s Calexico At the beginning of 2020, the year looked promising for Dean Owens. […]

TJ Roberts “Love, Loss & Other Useless Things”

January 26, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

Thoroughly competent guitar-driven indie-pop from a fast developing band. TJ Roberts has undergone quite a transition in a short time since 2019’s ‘Best New Reissue’. That debut album was essentially a solo project, whereas their latest […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Band “Rag Mama Rag”

January 26, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Following on from last week’s ‘Mama’ theme, here is one of my favourite Band tracks. It exemplifies the sort of raucous almost ramshackle sound at which they excelled and which proves irresistible. Not the best quality […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

September 23, 2026 0

With her new recording and rehearsal studio nearing completion, Sarah McQuaid is once again heading out on the road, this time for a 9-week, 36-show coast-to-coast US tour beginning on the 11th of September, and a […]

artwork for Levi Foster's album Appalachian Funk Tree

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0

Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]

Month: January 2021

The Besnard Lakes “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again” – Listen

Video: Farmer Dave & The Wizards of the West “Cave Walls”

Interview: Dean Owens on hooking up with Calexico and beating the lockdown blues

TJ Roberts “Love, Loss & Other Useless Things”

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Band “Rag Mama Rag”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter