November 2022 – Page 5

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Sicard Hollow “Brightest Days”

November 28, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Progressive bluegrass is a real thing! There is an energy to this album that is both infectious and beguiling and marketing itself as progressive bluegrass is an interesting concept. Opening with the title track these post-punk […]

Midwestern Mrs “Could’ve Been” –

November 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Could’ve Been‘ is the new single from Midwestern Mrs (aka Georgia Evans) – it’s a contemplative acoustic song of regrets and acceptance of a situation that could have been…otherwise. ‘Could’ve Been‘, it’s clear, could have been […]

Video Premiere: Morton Valence “It’s a Brand New Morning”

November 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

In the latest video from Morton Valence, Anne Gilpin twists, pirouettes and high-kicks her way through a nondescript English town, rendered lifeless by the black and white footage. Her surroundings, bleached of colour, are in stark contrast […]

Something for the weekend: Tim Minchin “The Aeroplane”

November 25, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. We are full of cold here in Americana Towers which feels like a combination of all the colds we didn’t get during Covid – they always catch up […]

Jingle Bells Friday – welcome to the bleak midwinter

November 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here we are at last with the first edition of Jingle Bells Friday for this year’s festive season. We’ve had a bumper crop of yule-themed songs already so to (hopefully!) fit them all in we’re […]