2021 – Page 125 – Americana UK

Live Review: Dean Owens & The Southerners – Green Note, London, 1st September 2021

September 8, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Dean Owens is not given to exaggeration, so if opening a show with “We’re here, it’s a miracle,” might have raised a few eyebrows pre-pandemic, tonight he was bang on the button. For his first show […]

Album cover for Nico Hedley's 'Painterly'

Nico Hedley “Painterly”

September 8, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Nico Hedley impresses with the depth and texture of his first solo album. NYC singer-songwriter Nico Hedley doesn’t sound like he’s from Brooklyn. On ‘Painterly,’ his first full-length solo album and first crack at songwriting, he […]

Classic Americana Albums: Aimee Mann “Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)”

September 8, 2021 Helen Jones 0

In my humble opinion, ‘Magnolia’ has just about one of the best opening sequences of a film ever; the story in those first five minutes is instantly engaging, but it’s when you hear the opening bars […]

Caroline Marie Brooks “Night Drive” – Too beautiful for words

September 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

But don’t worry, we’ll try anyway. Caroline Marie Brooks has released a new single, ‘Night Drive‘ which paints a picture of a solo night-time journey, with reflections on the immenseness of creation “Night drive under endless […]

Video: Seth Glier “One of Us” (Feat. Raye Zaragoza)

September 8, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this haunting cover of ‘One of Us’, the Eric Bazilian-penned classic, famously performed by Joan Osborne. Featuring delicate keys and the ethereal voices of Seth Glier and Raye Zaragoza, this version transforms the original […]

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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 15 hours ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 16 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 17 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 20 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Highwomen - Live at The Gorge 2023 (streaming - Qob...
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Jeff , 1 week ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
There is very little new under the sun. &...
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago

Other Brother Darryl “Hey Yeah Hey”

June 10, 2026 0

Harmonies to the fore in Boston eight-piece’s swift sophomore album. You would have to be of a certain vintage to recognise where Boston-based Other Brother Darryl may have garnered their moniker. If it means nothing, it […]

Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0

With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]

CR & The White Lights head back to their roots on latest album “My Old Self”

June 10, 2026 0

New Jersey outfit CR & The White Lights have announced that their latest album, My Old Self, will be released on July 17th. This is the follow-up to 2023’s The Ghosts Are Coming Home, which was […]

Year: 2021

Live Review: Dean Owens & The Southerners – Green Note, London, 1st September 2021

Nico Hedley “Painterly”

Classic Americana Albums: Aimee Mann “Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)”

Caroline Marie Brooks “Night Drive” – Too beautiful for words

Video: Seth Glier “One of Us” (Feat. Raye Zaragoza)

Other Brother Darryl “Hey Yeah Hey”

Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

CR & The White Lights head back to their roots on latest album “My Old Self”

Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band “Time”

Tyson Ray Borsboom “Exit Sign” – looking for the way out