June 2021 – Page 33 – Americana UK

Amigo The Devil “Born Against”

June 3, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

A highly enjoyable collection of kitschy, melodramatic Gothic Americana. Danny Kiranos (aka Amigo The Devil) hails from Dallas, Texas. This fine record is oozing with dark humour. Waits, Cave and Cohen are stirred in liberally to […]

Book Review – David Boucher and Lucy Boucher “Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen: Deaths and Entrances”

June 3, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 9

Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, their influences, longevity and their ‘Duende’. Having reviewed several books recently; collectively they have made me realise that a past inclination to only stick with musical biographies and autobiographies was a […]

Blackberry Smoke announce 2022 UK dates

June 3, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Atlanta, Georgia’s Blackberry Smoke have announced a string of UK shows, as part of a full European tour in early 2022, bringing their southern rockin’ sounds to these shores next February. Special guests on the tour […]

Sunny Ozell “Two Trains” – Listen to Little Feat covered

June 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

That would, presumably, make this a socks or shoes version of the song? Possibly sandals. Anyway, Sunny Ozell’s latest release is a fine cover of the classic Little Feat song, which was recorded in the sessions […]

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Mavis”

June 3, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

Stunning. This wonderfully atmospheric live performance of ‘Mavis’ builds towards a tremendous climax, with Nathaniel Rateliff unleashing real emotion in his wailing voice, rising over the dramatic backing vocals. This song was one of the highlights […]