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George is Lord “My Sweet George”

April 11, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

An interesting stab at a tribute to the quiet one – slightly let down by the vocals and similarity of its musical approach. George is Lord are an amalgamation of Anna Pomerantz on drums and vocals, […]

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Video: VanWyck “Maybe, Maybe Not”

April 11, 2022 Mike Robbie 0

One can’t help but love the simplistic and austere beauty of blending a song’s melody, nature’s light, and some majestic images, as Amsterdam’s very own VanWyck truly inspires with a second recent single and accompanying video […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: The Guess Who “Guns, Guns, Guns”

April 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Last week we had The Replacements, and bear with me now this one’s a bit convoluted. A replacement is something akin to a substitute, and in the history of rock and roll no substitute made more […]

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Jesper Lindell “Twilights”

April 11, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Jesper Lindell presents what could well be a definition of Americana (discuss). As has often been noted, Americana is a broad church, both encompassing and drifting through many other genres and sub-genres of music. However, if […]

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Charley Crockett to release new album this month

April 11, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Charley Crockett will release his new album ‘Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley‘ on April 22nd via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers. The fourth edition of his Lil’ G.L. tribute series, ‘Jukebox Charley‘, is another twist on a covers […]

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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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Bluegrass is a truly multinational genre these days, as Taff Rapids demonstrate. Bands like The Seldom Scene and Chicken Wire Empire are pushing the boundaries while still respecting the traditions of Bluegrass past. That past is […]

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Track Premiere: My Girl The River “Everywhere You Go”

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