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Andrew Combs “Sundays”

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A shift in direction and a hint of experimentation from the talented Mr Combs. Andrew Combs latest album ‘Sundays’ comes from a dark place. A mental breakdown in December 2020 amid a global pandemic had the […]

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The Other Side of Me: Lyndon Bolton tunes the Television to ‘Marquee Moon’

September 13, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 3

Unlike my multi-faceted fellow scribes I’ve never really been into an artist, far less an entire genre, long enough to qualify as a “side” completely independent of what can be traced quite easily to what we […]

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Quick “Paper Planes and Picture Frames”

September 13, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Progressive Newgrass with a jazzy flavour and some great harmony vocals. Quick are a ‘newgrass’ band based in Glasgow. They have been described as “”incorporating progressive and intricate concepts played through traditional acoustic instrumentation”. They have […]

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Annie Hughes “Lucinda” – the pain of the loss

September 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2

Annie Hughes was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, and now resides in Colorado.  She followed the well trod path to music through church and school choirs, along the way picking up a guitar for the […]

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Quick “Limonds Wynd” – one more drink?

September 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Glasgow’s Quick are quick by name and quick by nature – they’re not letting the newgrass grow under their feet and have, as you can see, already grabbed the prime spots in the local “Warm Bank” […]

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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

February 9, 2026 0

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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Video: Blaze Foley “Clay Pigeons”

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This week in the retro slot we have a short but extremely sweet live version of Clay Pigeons by the late lamented Blaze Foley.  Probably recorded sometime in the mid-eighties.  Have a good weekend everyone.

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Something for the weekend: Aimee Mann “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas”

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Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We’ll be back on Monday where we announce our writers’ top 10 albums of 2025 and then our final day of posting for the year on […]

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Video: Scott Ashworth “The Ghost”

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Scott Ashworth’s latest release, ‘The Ghost’, is a superbly crafted song, featuring an engaging melody and fine instrumentation. Particularly notable is the eerie-sounding pedal steel from Steven Hicken Jr – his notes rise and fall beautifully, […]

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