August 2023 – Page 23

Jacob Furr “Balmorhea” – aiming to undo a mistake

August 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Fort Worth’s Jacob Furr is set to release his latest album ‘Turning‘ on September 2nd, it’s his third release in the last decade of playing, writing and touring. It is, he says, “the third album of […]

Video: The Long Ryders “I Want You Bad”

August 11, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s retro Friday and what a wonderful, upbeat way to start your day. Here’s the classic ‘I Want You Bad’ from music legends The Long Ryders. This single, a cover of the NRBQ original, is from […]

Daniel Gadd “A Scene From Some Old Poem” – no, more like Ritter

August 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Daniel Gadd comes with the oft repeated recommendation of ‘FFO: Bob Dylan.’ And ok, he mentions Rimbaud and Baudelaire, but the person he really reminds us of – if we really have to make a comparison, […]

Video: Francesca Brown “When a Cowboy Cries”

August 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from Californian singer-songwriter Francesca Brown. In ‘When a Cowboy Cries’, the combination of guitars, pedal steel and fiddle creates a full, timeless country sound over a gently swaying rhythm. In particular, George Madrid’s […]

Tucker Zimmerman “Over Here In Europe”

August 10, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A warm album made up of strong but intimate songs wrapped in imaginative arrangements. The Big Potato reissue of Tucker Zimmerman’s ‘Over Here In Europe’ represents the first time it has been reissued on vinyl (it […]