2021 – Page 160 – Americana UK

The Burner Band “Signs and Wonders”

August 6, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Incipient, snarling rock and roll melding bluegrass and punk as if this were Memphis in 1954. Did rock and roll originate in Sun Records Recording Studio, Memphis in 1954? Some might argue that others were treading […]

Midland “The Last Resort”

August 6, 2021 Jonathan Smith 0

Solid country music return by stadium-friendly big guns. Midland burst onto the country scene a few years back with the super-catchy country pop-rock of ‘Drinking Problem’. Pretty soon they were packing out large stadiums all over […]

Clint’s Classic Clips: Guy Clark with Emmylou Harris and Los Lobos, US late night TV 1993

August 6, 2021 Clint West 0

Songwriting legend assembles a half-decent backing band to perform on US TV. In 1992 the great Guy Clark released ‘Boats to Build’ his seventh album. Alongside such notables as Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and […]

Charlie Parr “Last Of The Better Days Ahead” – Youth is wasted on the young

August 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

On ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead‘ Charlie Parr sings with some vitriol of the pointlessness of trying to go back. So, you had a fancy chromed up car in your youth, which you sold and […]

Video Premiere: Elaine Palmer “Just One”

August 6, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the video premiere of ‘Just One’, featuring the infectious sound of Elaine Palmer, who delivers a fabulous vocal performance, once again. During the song’s gentle beginning and verses, Palmer’s voice is delicate and smooth. […]