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Paul Rocha “Apophenia”

July 8, 2021 Helen Jones 0

A mixture of themes come together to form a fairly cohesive whole that takes the listener on an enjoyable, if uneven, journey. Paul Rocha is something of a renaissance man: he’s been a bagel baker, a […]

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Track Premiere: Amanda Grace “Tears Upon My Hands”

July 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Amanda Grace makes all sorts of music – she’s the solo singer-songwriter, she rocks out with the Amanda Grace Band and as a member of Wildflower takes on a folky group vibe.  ‘Tears Upon My Hands‘ […]

Videos

Video: Axel Flóvent “Give In” (featuring Ciaran Lavery)

July 8, 2021 Cam Fraser 0

Iceland’s Axel Flóvent teams up with Irish songwriter Ciaran Lavery to deliver a study in despair and longing. Both Flóvent and Lavery have already established international reputations for sensitive introspection, with Lavery having racked up around […]

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Barzin “Sad And Beautiful World” – Listen to the sound of heartbreak

July 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Some people need to record more, and Toronto-based Barzin is one of those people.  Last time we heard from him he was covering Jason Molina, that was way back in 2019.  And here he is again […]

Album Reviews

Mathew Robb “War Without Witness”

July 8, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On his third album, Robb both honors his inspirations and presents a personal vision of Americana. It is in no way unusual that Americana artists of all shapes and colours have both Bob Dylan and Townes […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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With an indecent sense of timing, given that we’ve only recently featured her in “Forgotten Artists”, Shelby Lynne is back with a new solo album, her first in five years. The first thing that strikes you […]

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