2022 – Page 109 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: The Pairs “Yellow Lines”

September 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, in fact, a pair of pairs, The Pairs are twin sisters Noelle and Renee Coughlin, long-time friend Hillary Watson, and former-punk percussionist Steve Plimmer. This London (Ontario) based band brings together soaring harmonies with melodic […]

Video Premiere: Louis Emory and The Reckless Few “Roma”

September 21, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a great groove to the new single from Louis Emory and The Reckless Few. At the heart of ‘Roma’ is the drums and bass delivering a slow, pulsing rhythm that makes you want to move […]

artwork for Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra album "The Party's Over"

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra “The Party’s Over”

September 20, 2022 Viv Fish 0

Don’t believe a word of it – the party is far from over. By their own admission, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been “gleefully trampling over genre boundaries” for over a decade now. […]

But is it Americana? – Santana

September 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And so we ask the question for the last time in this current series – But is it Americana? Deputy Editor, Jonathan Aird, throws his rhinestone-encrusted Stetson into the ring with a well argued case for […]

Live review: Nathan Bell + Malcolm MacWatt @The Fallen Angels Club, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow -15th September 2022

September 20, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

It seems like only yesterday that Nathan Bell was playing his first post covid gig here in the UK, after being laid off for two years, but on checking, it was in October last year. Time […]