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Album cover art for Will Sheff's 'Nothing Special'

Will Sheff “Nothing Special”

October 26, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

A weighty first solo endeavor that confronts loss, life’s meaning, and the deceit of nostalgic longing. Will Sheff, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and founder of Okkervil River, has been hinting at it for a while: his […]

Declan O’Donovan “Get Thee Behind The Wheel” – embracing sin

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Declan O’Donovan notes that his song title comes from a biblical exhortation to relinquish and reject sin and join the virtuous doing hard, but good, work. The words of the song somewhat belie the wholehearted embracing […]

Video Premiere: Jeremy Rice “The End of the Highway”

October 26, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Jeremy Rice’s latest single is an impassioned love story about a relationship pulled apart by circumstances beyond the protagonists’ control. The song extends their journeys into a metaphor for life: the highway represents the twists and […]

Interview: The Sadies’ Travis Good on the worst year of his life and their best album

October 25, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Dallas is still influencing The Sadies and touring is part of the healing process. Twenty-twenty-two should have been a career-high for The Sadies as after over twenty years together they had recorded their best album to […]

Live Review: Andy Irvine, Junction 2, Cambridge, October 5th 2022

October 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

A much delayed gig for Andy Irvine at the Junction 2, with an audience turn-out doubtless still affected by the ongoing pandemic if only with the attendant difficulties of a rearranged date. The increased intimacy that […]