April 2021 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Piers Faccini album cover Shapes of the Fall

Piers Faccini “Shapes of the Fall”

April 26, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Well crafted intimate and evocative music. It feels like this reviewer has been living on the edge recently – the edge that is of whatever genre definitions might normally apply. There has been a succession of […]

Van Plating “The Way Down” – Listen

April 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

“Are you feeling cool?” Van Plating asks on her latest single, a smouldering number called ‘The Way Down‘, which chugs at the speed of slowly swaying hips, with irresistible percussion quirks that hook you in for […]

Video Premiere: Chris Short ft. SJ Talbot “Flint & Steel”

April 26, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

This is an excellent example of an artistic video that genuinely complements the theme and sound of a song. Director Robert Montgomery has really captured the feel and narrative of ‘Flint & Steel’. Chris Short is […]

Something for the weekend: Hiss Golden Messenger “Hardlytown”

April 23, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for us this week dear reader, and we leave you with a Dylan inspired video (you know the one) from MC Taylor aka Hiss Golden Messenger, which is taken from his forthcoming new […]

Interview: Hoth Brothers Band’s Sarah Ferrell on how she became a Hoth sister

April 23, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

The double bassist talks about how she joined the band and the challenge of taking her instrument on a river rafting experience. Despite having had to cancel their proposed first tour of the UK late last […]