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Video Premiere: The Federales “Thanks for the Broken Heart”

August 23, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The Federales’ contemporary take on a the traditional honky-tonk sound is made for live performances and that’s exactly what we have with the video premiere of ‘Thanks for the Broken Heart’.  When all the instruments kick […]

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Something for the weekend: Toad the Wet Sprocket “Hold On”

August 20, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader – a really busy one for us in terms of traffic, so welcome if you’re new and thanks for sticking with us if you’re not. We leave you […]

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Clint’s Classic Clips: Courtney Marie Andrews “Table For One” live KEXP session 2016

August 20, 2021 Clint West 0

AUK favourite Courtney Marie Andrews in scintillating form on Seattle’s KEXP radio station. If you haven’t already come across it yet, Seattle’s KEXP is a not-for-profit arts organisation running an FM and online music channel with […]

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Phoebe Bridgers’ guitarist Harrison Whitford shares new single – Listen

August 20, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Harrison Whitford, LA-based multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter, has shared his new track ‘Salvation Army’, released via Screwdriver Records. It’s the first new piece of music since his 2019 single ‘What’s Happening’, a drifting, intricate piece that […]

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Shuffle: Australia – Part 2

August 20, 2021 David Cowling 0

Last time I explored my Australian music journey through the rearview mirror. This time I’m going to bring everything up to date with a look at the contemporary scene which must be as strong as it […]

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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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The Natvral returns with ‘A Glass of Laughter’.  With hints of ‘Blood on the Tracks’ era Dylan singing over the Heatbreakers covering ‘My Back Pages’ Kip Berman, AKA The Natvral delivers a poignant look into the […]

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Video: The 502s “Feels Good to be Me” (Live from the Porch)

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The infectious positivity of this song is fabulous.  You can’t help but smile as you watch the sheer joy the band find in performing together.  The song is based around a catchy, singalong chorus that will […]

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This is by way of Stereogum this morning who report that “Country singer Terry Allen is the latest artist to contribute a song to the anti-Trump Our First 100 Days project. He’s offered up a new […]

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